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COMMONLY ABUSED DRUGS
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Short Description: *Schedule I and II drugs have a high potential for abuse. They require greater storage security and have a quota on manufacturing, among other restrictions. ...
Content Inside: COMMONLY ABUSED DRUGS Visit NIDA at www.drugabuse.gov Substances: DEA Schedule*/ Category and Name Examples of Commercial and Street Names How Administered** Intoxication Effects / Potential Health Consequences Cannabinoids euphoria, slowed thinking and reaction time, confusion, impaired balance and coordination / cough, frequent respiratory infections; impaired memory and hashish boom, chronic, gangster, hash, hash oil, hemp I/swallowed, smoked learning; increased heart rate, anxiety, panic attacks; tolerance, addiction marijuana blunt, dope, ganja, grass, herb, joints, Mary Jane, pot, reefer, sinsemilla, skunk, weed I/swallowed, smoked Depressants reduced anxiety; feeling of well-being; lowered inhibitions; slowed pulse and breathing; lowered blood pressure; poor concentration / fatigue; confusion; barbiturates Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal, Phenobarbital: barbs, reds, red birds, phennies, tooies, II, III, V/injected, swallowed impaired coordination, memory, judgment; addiction; respiratory depression yellows, yellow jackets and arrest; death benzodiazepines (other Ativan, Halcion, Librium, Valium, Xanax: candy, downers, sleeping pills, tranks IV/swallowed, injected Also, for barbiturates--sedation, drowsiness / depression, unusual excitement, than flunitrazepam) fever, irritability, poor judgment, slurred speech, dizziness, life-threatening flunitrazepam*** Rohypnol: forget-me pill, Mexican Valium, R2, Roche, roofies, roofinol, rope, rophies IV/swallowed, snorted withdrawal GHB*** gamma-hydroxybutyrate: G, Georgia home boy, grievous bodily harm, liquid ecstasy I/swallowed for benzodiazepines--sedation, drowsiness / dizziness methaqualone Quaalude, Sopor, Parest: ludes, mandrex, quad, quay I/injected, swallowed for flunitrazepam--visual and gastrointestinal disturbances, urinary retention, memory loss for the time under the drug's effects for GHB--drowsiness, nausea / vomiting, headache, loss of consciousness, loss of reflexes, seizures, coma, death for methaqualone--euphoria / depression, poor reflexes, slurred speech, coma Dissociative Anesthetics increased heart rate and blood pressure, impaired motor function / memory ketamine Ketalar SV: cat Valiums, K, Special K, vitamin K III/injected, snorted, smoked loss; numbness; nausea / vomiting PCP and analogs phencyclidine: angel dust, boat, hog, love boat, peace pill I, II/injected, swallowed, smoked Also, for ketamine--at high doses, delirium, depression, respiratory depression and arrest for PCP and analogs--possible decrease in blood pressure and heart rate, panic, aggression, violence / loss of appetite, depression Hallucinogens altered states of perception and feeling; nausea; persisting perception LSD lysergic acid diethylamide: acid, blotter, boomers, cubes, microdot, yellow sunshines I/swallowed, absorbed through disorder (flashbacks) mouth tissues Also, for LSD and mescaline--increased body temperature, heart rate, blood mescaline buttons, cactus, mesc, peyote I/swallowed, smoked pressure; loss of appetite, sleeplessness, numbness, weakness, tremors psilocybin magic mushroom, purple passion, shrooms I/swallowed for LSD--persistent mental disorders for psilocybin--nervousness, paranoia Opioids and Morphine Derivatives pain relief, euphoria, drowsiness / nausea, constipation, confusion, sedation, codeine Empirin with Codeine, Fiorinal with Codeine, Robitussin A-C, Tylenol with Codeine: Captain II, III, IV, V/injected, swallowed respiratory depression and arrest, tolerance, addiction, unconsciousness, Cody, Cody, schoolboy; (with glutethimide) doors & fours, loads, pancakes and syrup coma, death fentanyl and Actiq, Duragesic, Sublimaze: Apache, China girl, China white, dance fever, friend, goodfella, I, II/injected, smoked, snorted Also, for codeine--less analgesia, sedation, and respiratory depression than fentanyl analogs jackpot, murder 8, TNT, Tango and Cash morphine heroin diacetylmorphine: brown sugar, dope, H, horse, junk, skag, skunk, smack, white horse I/injected, smoked, snorted for heroin--staggering gait morphine Roxanol, Duramorph: M, Miss Emma, monkey, white stuff II, III/injected, swallowed, smoked opium laudanum, paregoric: big O, black stuff, block, gum, hop II, III, V/swallowed, smoked oxycodone HCL OxyContin: Oxy, O.C., killer II/swallowed, snorted, injected hydrocodone bitartrate, Vicodin: vike, Watson-387 II/swallowed acetaminophen Stimulants increased heart rate, blood pressure, metabolism; feelings of exhilaration, energy, increased mental alertness / rapid or irregular heart beat; reduced amphetamine Biphetamine, Dexedrine: bennies, black beauties, crosses, hearts, LA turnaround, speed, II/injected, swallowed, smoked, appetite, weight loss, heart failure, nervousness, insomnia truck drivers, uppers snorted Also, for amphetamine--rapid breathing / tremor, loss of coordination; cocaine Cocaine hydrochloride: blow, bump, C, candy, Charlie, coke, crack, flake, rock, snow, toot II/injected, smoked, snorted irritability, anxiousness, restlessness, delirium, panic, paranoia, impulsive behavior, aggressiveness, tolerance, addiction, psychosis for cocaine--increased temperature / chest pain, respiratory failure, nausea, abdominal pain, strokes, seizures, headaches, malnutrition, panic attacks *Schedule I and II drugs have a high potential for abuse. They require greater storage security and have a quota on manufacturing, among other restrictions. Schedule I drugs are available for research only and have no approved medical use; Schedule II drugs are available only by prescription (unrefillable) and require a form for ordering. Schedule III and IV drugs are available by prescription, may have five refills in 6 months, and may be ordered orally. Some Schedule V drugs are available over the counter. **Taking drugs by injection can increase the risk of infection through needle contamination with staphylococci, HIV, hepatitis, and other organisms. ***Associated with sexual assaults. 2/07
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