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Illegal Drugs

Illegal Drugs. CANNABIS. Product: Marijuana, Hashish, Hashish oil, Cannabis sativa, Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. Street Name: Pot, grass, weed, reefer, joint, Mary-Jane Acapulco Gold, rope, mull, cone, spliff, dope, skunk, bhang, ganja, hash, cronic. Symptoms: Mood swings

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Illegal Drugs

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  1. IllegalDrugs

  2. CANNABIS Product: Marijuana, Hashish, Hashish oil, Cannabis sativa, Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol Street Name: Pot, grass, weed, reefer, joint, Mary-Jane Acapulco Gold, rope, mull, cone, spliff, dope, skunk, bhang, ganja, hash, cronic.

  3. Symptoms: • Mood swings • Slow thinking • Slow reflexes • Dilated pupils • Increased appetite • Dryness of the mouth • Increased pulse rate • Delusions • Hallucinations.

  4. Potential Consequences • Memory impairment • Weight gain • Increased risk of cancer • Paranoid thinking • Psychological dependence requiring more of the drug to get the same effect. Cannabis serves as a barrier against self-awareness, and young users may not learn key developmental skills.

  5. INHALANTS Product: Solvents, Aerosols, Glue, Petrol Street Name: Nitrous Oxide – laughing gas, whippets, nitrous. Amyl Nitrate – snappers, poppers, pearlers, rushamies Butyl Nitrate – locker room bolt, bullet, rush, climax, red gold.

  6. Symptoms • Slurred speech • Impaired coordination • Nausea • Vomiting • Slowed breathing

  7. Potential Consequences • Brain damage • Pains in the chest, muscles & joints • Heart trouble • Severe depression • Fatigue • Loss of appetite • Bronchial spasm • Sore on nose or mouth • Nosebleeds • Diarrhoea Inhalants can cause bizarre or reckless behaviour, sudden death and suffocation

  8. DEPRESSANTS Product: Sleeping Pills, Tranquillisers, GHB, Rophypnol Street Name: Downers, benzos, rohies, temazzies, vals, serries,

  9. Symptoms: • Drowsiness • Confusion • Lack of coordination • Tremors • Slurred speech • Depressed pulse rate • Shallow respiration

  10. Potential Consequences • Anxiety • Depression • Restlessness • Psychotic episodes • Insomnia • Changes in eyesight • Dependence Continual use of depressants can lead to requiring more of the drug to get the same effect, sever e withdrawal symptoms and even suicide.

  11. STIMULANTS Product: Stimulants, Amphetamines, Methamphetamine, Ritalin, Dexamphetamine , Tenuate, MDMA (ecstasy) Street Name: Uppers, ice, crack, speed, meth, crystal, whizz, snow, goee, shabu, MDMA, E, eccy, xtc, love drug, eggs, point, paste, base, zip.

  12. Symptoms • Excitability • Tremors • Insomnia • Sweating • Dry mouth and lips • Dilated pupils • Weight loss • Paranoia • Hallucinations • Cracked teeth through grinding

  13. Potential Consequences • Weight loss • Chronic sleep problems • High blood pressure • Paranoia • Anxiety • Nervousness • Decreased emotional control • Severe depression Use of stimulants can cause violent behaviour, death from heart failure or suicide and nerve cell damage.

  14. HALLUCINOGENS Product: LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), Psilocybin, MDMA (methylenedioxyamphetamine), PCP (phencyclidine) Street Name: LSD- acid, trips, wedges, windowpane, blotter, mocrodot. Psilocybin – mushies, blue meanies, magic mushrooms, gold tops. PCP – angel dust, hog, loveboat.

  15. Symptoms • Trance-like state • Excitation • Euphoria • Increased pulse rate • Insomnia • Hallucinations • Paranoia

  16. Potential Consequences • Self-inflicted injury • Violent behaviour • Paranoia • Depression • Anxiety • Unpredictable flashbacks Impaired judgement and coordination can result in greater risk for injury.

  17. OPIODS Product: Heroin, Morphine, Codeine, Methadone, Pethidine, Dilaudid, Kapanol, MS Contin Street Name: Heroin – horse, hammer, H, dope, smack, junk, gear, boy. Morphine – M, Miss emma, Mister Blue, morph Methadone – done.

  18. Symptoms • Lethargy • Drowsiness • Euphoria • Nausea • Constipation • Constricted pupils • Slowed breathing

  19. Potential Consequences • Dependence • Overdose • Mood swings • Chronic constipation Use of opiods can lead to high potential for addiction, death from overdose, HIV and hepatitis infections through sharing of needles.

  20. COCAINE & CRACK COCAINE Product: Cocaine, Crack Cocaine Street Name: Cocaine – coke, flake, snow, happy dust, Charlie, gold dust, Cecil, C, freebase, toot, white girl, Scotty, white lady. Crack Cocaine – crack, rock, base, sugar block.

  21. Symptoms • Excitability • Euphoria • Talkativeness • Anxiety • Increased pulse rate • Dilated pupils • Paranoia • Agitation • Hallucinations

  22. Potential Consequences • High risk for addiction • Violent or erratic behaviour • Hallucinations • Cocaine psychosis • Eating or sleeping disorders • Impaired sexual performance Cocaine use can also lead to ongoing respiratory problems, ulceration of the mucous membrane of the nose, collapse of the nasal septum, cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest and convulsions.

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