Street Names
Category
How
Intoxification Effects
Health Consequences
100
'Blunt, dope, ganja, grass, herb, joints, Mary Jane, pot, reefer, sinsemilla, skunk and weed' are all street names for what common drug?
Marijuana
100
What is the category for Marijuana?
Cannabinoids
100
How is Marijuana used?
swallowed, smoked
100
Effects for Marijuana usage?
Euphoria, slowed thinking and reaction time, confusion, impaired balance and coordination
100
What are some health consequences of smoking Marijuana?
cough, frequent respiratory infections; impaired memory and learning; increased heart rate, anxiety; panic attacks; tolerance, addiction.
200
What is a street name for Hashish?
Boom, chronic, gangster, hash, hash oil or hemp.
200
What category does Hashish belong to?
Cannabinoids
200
How is Hashish used?
It is swallowed or smoked.
200
Effects for Hashish?
Euphoria, slowed thinking and reaction time, confusion, impaired balance and coordination
200
Health consequences of smoking Hashish?
cough, frequent respiratory infections; impaired memory and learning; increased heart rate, anxiety; panic attacks; tolerance, addiction.
300
Some street names for Barbituates include...
Barbs, reds, red birds, phennies, tooies, yellows or yellow jackets.
300
What is the category for Barbituates?
Depressants
300
Barbituates are taken how?
They can be swallowed or injected?
300
Effects for Barbituates include...
Reduced anxiety; feeling of well-being; lowered inhibitions; slowed pulse and breathing; lowered blood pressure; poor concentration
300
Health consequences for Barbituates include?
fatigue; confusion; impaired coordination, memory, judgment; addiction; respiratory depression and arrest; even death.
400
On the street, PCP and analogs are called what?
Candy, downers, sleeping pills and tranks.
400
PCP and analogs belong to what category?
Dissociative Anesthetics
400
Is PCP and analogs injected or swallowed?
Both
400
Some side effects of taking PCP or analog drugs are?
Increased heart rate and blood pressure, impaired motor function/memory loss; numbness; nausea/vomiting.
400
Name 2 health consequences of taking PCP/analogs.
possible decrease in blood pressure and heart rate, panic, aggression, violence/loss of appetite, depression.
500
Captain Cody and schoolboy refer to what drug on the street?
Codeine
500
What is the category for Codeine?
Opioids and Morphine Derivatives
500
How is Codeine taken?
injected, swallowed
500
How is Codeine taken?
injected, swallowed
500
How does codeine affect your health?
less analgesia, sedation, and respiratory depression.