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Drug Abuse

The index below will direct you to information on specific drugs and offers the generic and/or brand names of drugs, as well as the street names. Included on the drug-specific Web pages are pictures of drugs in their natural or synthetic form to assist in identification of any drugs you may have seen. This is not an all-inclusive information page. The purpose is to provide general information of the more popular illegal drugs, as well as the possible effects that can be expected by the use and abuse of these drugs.

Alcohol 

Liquor, Beer, Wine

Club Drugs

Ecstasy, Herbal Ecstasy, Ketamine, LSD, GHB, Rohypnol

CNS Depressants

Barbituates, Phenobarbital, Diazepam or Valium, Xantax

CNS Stimulants

Cocaine, Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Phenmetrizine

Ecstasy

3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Hallucinogens

Peyote (Mescaline) Psilocybin and Psilocyn, LSD

Inhalants

Volatile Solvents, Aerosols, Anesthetic Gases

Ketamine

Ketamine (ketamine hydrochloride)

Marijuana

Hash Oil, Hashish, Marijuana, Marinol, Dranabinol, Thai Stick

Opiates

Opium, Codeine, Morphine, Heroin, Fentanyl, Methadone 

Phencyclidine

Phencyclidine, Phenyl Cyclohexyl Piperidine, Sernylan

Steroids

Anadrol, Oxandrin, Dianabol, Winstrol

Tobacco

Cigarettes, Smokeless Tobacco


REFERENCES & REFERRALS:

Alcohol and Drug Information
Mayo Clinic
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Partnership for a Drug-Free America

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