Depressants
the depressant commonly known as a "roofie"
What is Rohypnol?
was the very first drug to be successfully extracted from a plant, more specifically the opium plant,
What is morphine?
put on stickers or pieces of absorbent paper so that it can be licked off or chewed. also has the street name acid
What is LSD?
prescribed by doctors to treat conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy (where a person has an uncontrollable urge to sleep). Amphetamines have also been used to treat Parkinson’s disease.
What is amphetamines?
effects include psychological effects such as confusion, acute psychosis, agitation, combativeness, aggression, violent and self-destructive behavior paranoia, hallucinations, and delusions.
What is Bath Salts?
the drug that you can smoke the leaves, the bud, and you can eat it.
What is marijuana?
a prescribed medication that can help manage symptoms associated with acute or chronic pain.
What is Tramadol?
commonly goes by the street name “Special K.” Since the drug has no odor or color and it temporarily wipes out a person’s memory
What is ketamine?
comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), native to South America.
What is cocaine?
typically white or pink in color, and is found in crystal form and it street name is gravel.
What is Flakka (alpha-PVP)?
the drug that has the street name Georgia Home Boy
What is GHB?
is an opioid painkiller prescribed to treat moderate to severe pain, such as migraine headaches, arthritis, post-surgery pain, and cancer pain
What is Oxycodone?
Phencyclidine was invented by doctors several decades ago for the purpose of blocking out pain and keeping patients unconscious during surgery.
What is PCP?
is the seed of the fruit of the areca palm. It is also known as areca nut. The common names
What is Betel nut?
synthetic designer drugs that are intended to mimic THC, the main psychoactive ingredient of marijuana. These designer synthetic drugs are from the synthetic cannabinoid class of drugs that are often marketed and sold under the guise of “herbal incense” or “potpourri.”
what is Spice/ K2, Synthetic Marijuana?
made from the root or stump of the Piper methysticum
What is Kava?
differs from other narcotics with its combination of two medications in one: hydrocodone and acetaminophen, or more commonly called Tylenol
What is Vicodin?
Since it comes from special mushrooms that grow in warm, tropical regions of the world, such as Mexico and South America, many people call it “shrooms” or “magic mushrooms.”
What is Psilocybin?
a stimulant drug that speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and body.1 It is the main psychoactive ingredient in tobacco products and so this Drug Facts page will focus on the effects of nicotine when consumed by using tobacco.
What is Nicotine?
a psychoactive drug that acts as a psychedelic and stimulant. MDMA is entirely synthetic, made illegally in labs from its parent drug compound, amphetamine. However, its chemical structure causes stimulating and hallucinogenic properties making it like combining amphetamine and mescaline.
What is MDMA?
minor tranquillizer, usually prescribed by doctors to relieve stress and anxiety and to help people sleep. They can also be used to treat alcohol withdrawal and epilepsy.
What is Benzodiazepines?
a pain medication used to treat moderate to severe pain that alternative methods cannot manage. It is a combination of oxycodone, an opioid, and acetaminophen.
What is Percocet?
a chemical found in a tea called “Ayahuasca” that is made from a combination of vines and other plants that grow only in the rain forests of the Amazon.
what is DMT?
a stimulant drug, which means it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the body. It’s stronger, more addictive and therefore has more harmful side effects than the powder form of methamphetamine known as speed.1
What is Ice?
is also used as pain medication because it appears to block pain signals in more than one way. It impairs neurons that transmit pain in specific brain channels and introduces a numbing effect to pain pathways.
What is Kratom?