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Understanding Types of Drugs

Understanding Types of Drugs. Categorizing Drugs: Proper & Street Name Identification. Narcotics.

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Understanding Types of Drugs

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  1. Understanding Types of Drugs Categorizing Drugs: Proper & Street Name Identification

  2. Narcotics • Definition:A class of substances that blunt the senses and in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma; that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction; and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation and induce sleep. • Examples: • Codeine - Demerol • Dilaudid - Heroin • Methadone - Morphine • Opium - Percodan • Talwin - Darvon • Paregoric

  3. Street Names - Narcotics • School boy • Demies • Little D • Smack • Junk • Downtown • Meth • Dollies • M • Miss Emma • Morph blue velvet • Black stuff • Perkies • Ts • Scag • - Horse • - Dope

  4. Stimulants • Definition: Something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part • Examples: • Benzedrine • Dexedrine • Methadrine • Cocaine • Caffeine • Nicotine • Crack

  5. Street Names - Stimulants • Bennies • Black bauties • Co-pilots • Dexies • Speed • Meth • Crank • Uppers • Coke • Snow • Blow • Nose candy • Toot • Uptown whites ups Christmas trees • Hearts

  6. Depressants • Definition:Having the quality of depressing or lowering the vital activities; a sedative • Examples: • Wine - Phenobarbital • Beer - Sopor • Hard Liquor - Librium • Quaaludes - Valium • Tuinal - Thorazine • Seconal • Amytal • Nembutal

  7. Street Names - Depressants Ludes 714s Qs Sopors Red devils Redbirds Blue heaven Tooeys Barbs downs booze • Blues • Downers • Yellow jackets • Yellows • Phennies • Purple hearts • Reds • F-40s • Rainbows • D • Downers

  8. Hallucinogens • Definition:A substance that induces hallucinations • Examples: • LSD • Mescaline • Peyote • Psilocybin • PCP • MDA

  9. Street Names - Stimulants Acid Magic mushrooms Purple Haze Window panes Blue Cheer The love drug Angel Dust Super Grass Killer Weed Scramblers Blotter Buttons Cubes Shrooms Mesc Cactus

  10. Inhalants • Definition:A medication, anesthetic, or other compound in vapor or aerosol form, taken by inhalation • Examples: • Amyl nitrite • Butyl nitrite • Nitrous oxide • Glue • Gasoline • Cleaning fluid • Nail polish remover • Aerosol spray • Laquer • Whiteout • Spot Remover

  11. Street Names - Inhalants Popper Bolt Locker Room Rush Ames Laughing Gas

  12. Marijuana • Definition: A preparation made from the dried flower clusters and leaves of the cannabis plant, usually smoked or eaten to induce euphoria • Examples: • Hashish • THC • Thai Stick • Sinsemilla

  13. Street Names – Marijuana Pot Roach Maui Woee Grass Hash BC Bud Weed Kif Joint Herb Jays Ganja Sticks Acapulco Gold Mary Jane Panama Red Reefer Columbian

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