understanding types of drugs categorizing drugs: proper & street name identification
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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
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
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
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
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
Street Names - Depressants
• Blues• Downers• Yellow jackets• Yellows• Phennies• Purple hearts• Reds• F-40s• Rainbows• D• Downers
Ludes714sQsSoporsRed devilsRedbirdsBlue heavenTooeysBarbs downs booze
Hallucinogens
• Definition: A substance that induces hallucinations
• Examples: – LSD
– Mescaline
– Peyote
– Psilocybin
– PCP
– MDA
Street Names - Stimulants
Acid Magic mushrooms
Purple Haze Window panesBlue Cheer The love drugAngel DustSuper GrassKiller Weed ScramblersBlotter Buttons CubesShrooms MescCactus
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
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
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