Drug facts
Name this type of drug which can still be unsafe even if prescribed — especially if it wasn’t prescribed to you.
Prescription drugs
This Class C drug makes you sleepy, relaxed or confused, and is dangerous when mixed with alcohol.
Street Benzos
Regular use of which plant‑based drug is linked to increased anxiety and depression.
Cannabis
Taking Speed (Amphetamines) may lead to violence
It is a stimulant that speeds up the system so yes it may lead to violence
Name 3 slang names for Cannabis
Bhang, Bud, Dope, Draw, Ganja, Grass, Hash, Hashish, Herb, Marijuana, Pollen, Pot, Puff, Resin, Sensi, Sinsemilla, Skunk, Weed
Soft black resin, furry green leaves and hard brown lumps, cannabis can look very different depending on its type – but it all comes from cannabis plants.
Name this drug, often found in pressurised metal cannisters, is illegal and can cause memory loss, numbness and even birth defects.
Nitrous Oxide
This stimulant Class A drug can cause panic attacks, heart attack or stroke.
Cocaine
What is the law around possession of Class B drug
More people die using Ecstasy than Alcohol
False (between 15-22 00 in the UK die from alcohol misuse)
Name 3 slang names for Cocaine
There are three types of cocaine: coke, crack and freebase.
Cocaine powder has a bitter ‘chemical’ taste and smell, while crack cocaine can smell like burnt plastic or rubber.
Name some of the risks of taking drugs at 16-19 year old
If you're 16–19 and taking drugs, you’re at higher risk of:
This Class B drug can make you feel detached, chilled or confused, and can cause injury because users can't feel pain.
Ketamine
Which stimulant can trigger psychosis or schizophrenia in people with existing mental health issues.
Cocaine
Heroine is a stimulant
False - it is an Opiate and as such a pain killer with sedative qualities
Name 3 slang names for Ecstasy
Ecstasy comes in pill or powder form.
Ecstasy pills can be white, coloured, round, square or pressed into any shape. Some pills have designs stamped into them, like well known company logos that the pills are then named after.
What class are the following drugs, LSD and cocaine.
Class A
This drug often leads to mood swings, aggression, acne, and fertility problems.
Anabolic Steroids
Which Class A drug can cause frightening flashbacks and make mental health issues worse.
Magic mushrooms / LSD
The main risk from using Crack is the infection from using needles
The origin of the name "crack" comes from the "crackling" sound that is produced when the Cocaine and its impurities (i.e. water, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)) are heated past the point of vaporization.
False - Crack is smoked, Cocaine is injected but mostly snorted.
Name 2 slang names for another white powder - Mephedrone
4-MMC, Bounce, Bubble, Charge, Drone, M-CAT, M-Smack, MC, Meow Meow, Meph, Miow, White Magic
Mephedrone was first sold over the internet as an alternative to drugs like speed, ecstasy and cocaine. Dealers sold the drug as ‘plant food’ or ‘bath salts’ and labelled it ‘not for human consumption’ to get around the law. People have compared the smell to cat pee and exhaust fumes, and say that it tastes foul and metallic.
What should you do if a person is drowsy from taking drugs?
Stay with the person until the ambulance arrives and watch them carefully
Help the person to stay upright and awake if possible
Help the person to sip water if they can swallow
DO NOT make the person vomit. This is because their gag reflex may not be working and vomiting can lead to them choking.
Don’t give them coffee to wake them up as this can cause dehydration
Don’t put them in a cold bath to wake them up – this wastes time and there’s a risk of drowning
This hallucinogenic drug can cause unpredictable mental effects, including confusion and feeling “tripped out.”
LSD
Name 2 other slang names for Methadrone
4-MMC, Bounce, Bubble, Charge, Drone, M-CAT, M-Smack, MC, Meow Meow, Meph, Miow, White Magic
Mephedrone was first sold over the internet as an alternative to drugs like speed, ecstasy and cocaine. Dealers sold the drug as ‘plant food’ or ‘bath salts’ and labelled it ‘not for human consumption’ to get around the law. People have compared the smell to cat pee and exhaust fumes, and say that it tastes foul and metallic.
Black coffee sobers up someone who is drunk?
Only time will sober up a drunk person, the coffee just acts as a stimulant over the alcohol which is a depressant.
Name 2 slang names for Ketamine &/or how it can be taken
K, Ket, Special K, Super K, Vitamin K
Ketamine is used in medicine as an anesthetic for humans and animals.
By snorting it as a powder - Most people who take powder ketamine will snort it. Users often talk of taking a ‘bump’, meaning they snort a small amount of ketamine. In the UK, snorting is the most common way to take ketamine.
By injecting it - People who regularly use ketamine sometimes inject it to get a bigger hit. They usually inject ketamine into a muscle.
By swallowing it as a tablet - Some people swallow it in tablet form, but this is less common.
By bombing -Some people ‘bomb’ it, which is swallowing the powder wrapped in a cigarette paper.