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=====Opal=====
[[Opal]] is a new drug distributed commonly in liquid form. It is supposedly "the new cocaine" as it is cheaper to distribute and more widely available. The Opal trade has replaced much of the Colombian cocaine trade, and according to many underground news sources, this drug's main distribution source is America itself. The drug can either be injected or dropped into the eye, causing the whites of the eyes to turn black. Opal is said to mimic a religious experience for many people. It has been suggested that Opal is either chemically related to Parepin, or is Parepin in its "street" form. Opal can be seen in the "[[Survivalism (song)|Survivalism]]" video at 2:13 as two of the people in the apartment complex are seen using the drug through the surveillance camera. According to a [http://cedocore.com/rswtb/ secret directory] on the future pharmaceutical company [[Cedocore]]'s Web site, Opal, known as "Hycephamitamyn-η" was developed by a German company and manufactured by Cedocore itself, lending credence to the Opal-Parepin connection.
 
=====Blue pills: "die-agra" =====
=====Copper=====
This appears to be a secret, government-only vaccine for Red Horse, an Ebola-like virus described in more detail at [[Red Horse Vector]]. According to the 0 pages at [[Another Version Of The Truth (website)|Another Version Of The Truth]], Copper has some unfortunate side-effects, including paranoia, skin sensitivity, and aversion to bright light. Worse, withdrawals are fatal.
A person who uses Copper also causes smells like the metal copper, and has orange secretions. ====Terrorism====In the world of Year Zero, the fear of terrorism seems to be the dominant factor shaping American society, with terrorism redefined to include disagreement with the government. At [[The Price Of Treason]], a person's secretions site devoted to turn orangewarning dissenters away from "seditious" activity, dissent is directly correlated with treason and "the terrorist events of the past twenty-one years..."
=====Ricin=====
''From http://www.hollywoodinmemoriam.org/memoriam.htm,'' Ricin is apparently what was released from dirty bombs in Hollywood, CA. Ricin is poisonous if inhaled, injected, or ingested, acting as a toxin by the inhibition of protein synthesis. See the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricin Wikipedia article on Ricin] for more info.
 
=====Star Chamber=====
According to [[U.S. Wiretap]], Star Chamber was an underground club that participated in anti-government activity. It was apparently targeted by terrorists with Red Horse. A transcript of an interview with a police officer on the scene describes someone with the orange secretions and smell corresponding to use of Copper.
====The Presence====