Types of Drugs

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Types of Drugs

Psychedelics

How it is used: Psychedelics are used primarily recreationally to change or enhance sensory perceptions. They are also used in psychotherapy for psychological research and treatment.

Long Term: Long-term effects can include tolerance. Hallucinogens can develop tolerance faster than other drugs, but typically do not present physical withdrawal symptoms when use is stopped.

Persistent Psychosis & Flashbacks: More serious long-term effects, persistent psychosis includes visual disturbances, disorganized thinking, and paranoia. Flashbacks include hallucinations, and more vivid visual disturbances.

Short Term: Visual disturbances, hallucinations, changes in sense of perception or time, nausea, mixed senses.

Effects: After ingestion of a psychedelic a user will experience an increased blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature. They also experience loss of appetite, dry mouth, and sweating. Hallucinations can include seeing, hearing, colors, smelling or touching in a distorted way.

PCP

MDMA

DMT

LSD

Mushrooms

Shrooms

Special K

Angel Dust

K

Trip

Acid

Sugar

Sublingual

Classification: Hallucinogen

Opioids

How it is Used: Opioids in the practical sense are used as pain relievers such as after an individual receives surgery. When they are misused they are used to produce a euphoric feeling for the user.

Long-Term: physical dependence and addiction, withdrawal symptoms can occur if use stops, To regain balance in the brain, the inhibitory neurons work extra hard and harder for the dopamine neurons to release dopamine, so an individual will take more of the opioids to produce the euphoric feeling.

Short-Term: drowsiness, slowed breathing, constipation, unconsciousness, nausea, coma.

Effects: When taking an opioid it turns off the inhibitory neurons for dopamine that regulate dopamine secretion in the brain, this produces a euphoric feeling that comes with relief and calmness.

Pain relievers such as oxycodone & morphine

Heroin

Prescription Drugs

Brown Sugar

Black Tar

H

Percs

Oxy

Smack

TNT

Intramuscular

Subcutaneous

Classification: Opioids are classified as a stimulant.

Tobacco

How it is used: Tobacco is used as a stimulant and for the feeling of relaxation.

Long-term: cancers related to mouth, throat, lungs. COPD, increased risk cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Short-term: addiction to nicotine, asthma, chronic cough, bad breath, tooth decay, receding gums

Effects: increased stimulation of brain activity, increased alertness and concentration, feelings of relaxation, decreased blood pressure

Hookah

Moist snuff

Chewing tobacco

Cigars

Cigarettes

Bone

Crop

Butt

Snuff

Smokeless forms i.e chew

Inhalation of smoke

Alcohol

How it is used: Alcohol is used as a liquid beverage for most individuals to help 'loosen up' or unwind. This is counterproductive though because with enough alcohol consumption it will produce it's depressant effect.

Long-term: alcohol poisoning, high blood pressure, liver disease, nerve damage, damage to the brain, ulcers, malnutrition, gastritis, as well as an increased chance of relational problems.

Short-term: Anemia (loss of red blood cells), distorted vision and hearing, blackouts, vomiting, unconsciousness.

Effects: After ingestion of alcohol, an individual can experience delayed reaction times, drowsiness, slurred speech, and impairment of motor skills. Depending on the amount of alcohol ingested, the individual will first experience a 'buzz' and then with an increase in consumption will experience the drunk feeling that will intensify the effects.

Hard seltzers

Gin

Hard ciders

Whiskey

Wine

Beer

Tequila

Vodka

Kool aid

Juice

Shine

Hooch

Booze

Classification: Alcohol is classified as a depressant.

Inhalants

How it is used: Users experience a head high after inhalation of aerosols or everyday items such as gasoline or hair spray.

Long-Term: impaired judgement, belligerence, and impaired functioning in school and social situations.

Short-term: dizziness, drowsiness, slurred speech, lethargy, general muscle weakness, and increased heart rate.

Effects: After inhalation users will experience a sense of euphoria and a 'head high". Effects can be felt almost instantly.

Spray Paint

Gasoline

Glue

Nitrous Oxide containers: whipped cream cans

Helium

Air Freshner

Hair Spray

Aerosols

Blast

Snappers

Bolt

Whippets

Classification: Inhalants are a depressant.

Methamphetamine

How it is used: Meth is used as a stimulant as it produces an euphoric rush that is very addictive.

Short & Long Term Concerns:

Long-term: hair loss, malnutrition, depression, cardiac arrhythmia, deterioration of oral health, central nervous system hyperactivity and tics.

Short-term: aggression, appetite loss, weight loss, inability to sleep, heartbeat abnormalities.

Effects:

Effects can be felt within seconds-minutes depending on route of administration

Stimulates Nervous System

Hyperactivity

Euphoric rush

Wax oil base

Crystalline powder

Street Names:

Subtopic

Speed

Ice

Crank

Crystal

Routes of Administration:

Intravenous

Classification: Is classified as a stimulant

Caffeine

How it is used: Caffeine is used as a stimulant, and most commonly in coffee and energy drinks to help keep people awake.

Short-term & Long-term concerns

Long-term: overdose, insomnia, irritability, dependence and then withdrawal symptoms, muscle tremors, poor appetite, and dizziness.

Short-term: not a danger unless ingestion of excessive amounts.

Effects: After ingestion of caffeine, CNS is stimulated. Can help individuals be more awake and alert. Caffeine increases heart rate, body temperature, increased blood flow to extremities.

Common Forms: Soda, Energy drinks, Food, Pills, Coffee, Tea

Food

Pills

Java

Tea

Coffee

Energy drinks

Soda

Brew

Go juice

Joe

orally through beverages, food and pills

Classification: Stimulant

Marijuana

Short-term & Long-term Concerns

Long-term: users can experience affect in their brain development, may reduce learning and memory functions, and these changes can be permanent.

Short-term: users can experience short-term problems with memory, attention, and learning.

Common Forms

Can be mixed with food or topical creams

Wax form used for smoking

Dried flowers of cannabis plant

Street Names

Flower

Bud

Mary Jane

Weed

Pot

Green

Grass

Effects: An individual usually feels the effects between 30 minutes to an hour, they have altered senses, changes in mood, impaired memory and movement, and if taken at a high enough dose they can experience hallucinations.

Routes of Administration

Topically with cream

Inhalation

Orally

Classification: Marijuana can be classified as depressant, stimulant and hallucinogen.

How it is used: rolled up and smoked as a joint or in a pipe, mixed into food or brewed in tea, can also be turned into an oil that can be smoked which is called "dabs."