Polysubstance 1
What is a colorless volatile flammable liquid that is produced by the natural fermentation of sugars and is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, spirits, and other drinks, and is also used as an industrial solvent and as fuel
What is Alcohol?
Made from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa.
What is Cannabis (Marijuana/Pot/Weed)?
Medications that slow brain activity, which makes them useful for treating anxiety and sleep problems.
What are Central Nervous System Depressants (Benzos)?
A powerfully addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America.
What is Cocaine?
Created in 1959 by Dr. Paul Janssen as an intravenous surgical analgesic
What is Fentanyl?
Depressant approved for use in the treatment of narcolepsy, a disorder that causes daytime "sleep attacks"
What is Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)?
Drugs that cause profound distortions in a person’s perceptions of reality, such as ketamine, LSD, mescaline (peyote), PCP, psilocybin, salvia, and ayahuasca.
What are Hallucinogens?
An opioid drug made from morphine, a natural substance extracted from the seed pod of various opium poppy plants.
What is Heroin?
Solvents, aerosols, and gases found in household products such as spray paints, markers, glues, and cleaning fluids; also prescription nitrites.
What are Inhalants?
A dissociative drug used as an anesthetic in veterinary practice. Dissociative drugs are hallucinogens that cause the user to feel detached from reality.
What is Ketamine?
A hallucinogen manufactured from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a fungus that grows on rye and other grains. LSD is an abbreviation of the scientific name lysergic acid diethylamide.
What is LSD (Acid)
A synthetic, psychoactive drug that has similarities to both the stimulant amphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline.
What is MDMA (Ecstasy/Molly)?
An extremely addictive stimulant amphetamine drug.
What is Methamphetamine (Crystal/Meth)?
Psychoactive when taken in higher-than-recommended amounts.
What is Dextromethorphan (DXM)?
A hallucinogen in certain types of mushrooms that grow in parts of South America, Mexico, and the United States.
What is Psilocybin (Magic Mushrooms/Shrooms) ?
Man-made substances used to treat conditions caused by low levels of steroid hormones in the body and misused to enhance athletic and sexual performance and physical appearance.
What are Steroids (Anabolic) ?
A wide variety of herbal mixtures containing man-made cannabinoid chemicals related to THC in marijuana but often much stronger and more dangerous.
What are Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2/Spice)?
Plant grown for its leaves, which are dried and fermented before use.
What is Tobacco/Nicotine ?
A dissociative drug (Salvia divinorum) that is an herb in the mint family native to southern Mexico.
What is Salvia?
An anti-diarrheal that can cause euphoria when taken in higher-than-recommended doses.
What is Loperamide?
A tea made in the Amazon from a plant (Psychotria viridis) containing the hallucinogen DMT, along with another vine (Banisteriopsis caapi) that contains an MAO inhibitor preventing the natural breakdown of DMT in the digestive system, which enhances serotonergic activity.
What is Ayahuasca?
A tropical deciduous tree (Mitragyna speciosa) native to Southeast Asia, with leaves that contain many compounds, including mitragynine, a psychotropic (mind-altering) opioid. Kratom is consumed for mood-lifting effects and pain relief and as an aphrodisiac.
What is Kratom?
A dissociative drug developed as an intravenous anesthetic that has been discontinued due to serious adverse effects. Dissociative drugs are hallucinogens that cause the user to feel detached from reality.
What is PCP (phencyclidine) ?
A benzodiazepine chemically similar to prescription sedatives such as Valium® and Xanax® that may be misused for its psychotropic effects. Been used to commit sexual assaults because of its strong sedation effects.
What is Rohypnol® (Flunitrazepam/Roofies)?
An emerging family of drugs containing one or more synthetic chemicals related to cathinone, a stimulant found naturally in the khat plant. Examples of such chemicals include mephedrone, methylone, and 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV).
What is Synthetic Cathinones (Bath Salts/Flakka) ?