Types
of Drug Paraphernalia
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Cocaine
paraphernalia includes mirrors, razor blades and scales.
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Two
types of homemade crack pipes.
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Powdered
cocaine
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Marijuana
paraphernalia includes rolling papers, clips and pipes.
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Types
of Drugs and Their Effects
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| Type
of Drug : |
Depressant |
| Drug
Name : |
 |
| Other
Names : |
Beer,
Wine, Liquor, Cooler, Malt Liquor, Booze |
| How
Consumed : |
Orally |
| Effects
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Addiction (alcoholism)
- Dizziness
- Slurred Speech
- Disturbed Sleep
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Hangovers
- Impaired learning
- Fetal Alcohol syndrome
- Respiratory depression and death (high doses) |
| Facts
for Parents : |
25%
of 8th graders have admitted to being intoxicated at least once. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Stimulant |
| Drug
Name : |
 |
| Other
Names : |
Speed,
Uppers, Ups, Hearts, Black beauties, pep pills, copilots, bumble bees,
benzedrine, dexedrine, footballs, biphetamine |
| How
Consumed : |
Orally,
injected, snorted, or smoked |
| Effects
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Addiction
- Irritability
- Anxiety
- Increased blood pressure
- Paranoia / psychosis
- Depression
- Aggression
- Convulsions
- Dilated pupils and blurred vision
- Dizziness
- Sleeplessness
- Loss of appetite; malnutrition
- Increased body temperature
- Increased risk of exposure to HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious
diseases if injected |
| Facts
for Parents : |
Chronic
use can induce psychosis with symptoms similar to schizophrenia such
as paranoia, visual and auditory hallucinations. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Stimulant |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Speed,
meth, crank, crystal, ice, fire, croak, crypto, white cross, glass |
| How
Consumed : |
Orally,
injected, snorted, or smoked |
| Effects
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-
Addiction
- Irritability
- Anxiety
- Increased blood pressure
- Paranoia/psychosis
- Aggression
- Nervousness
- Hyperthermia
- Compulsive behavior
- Stroke
- Depression
- Convulsions
- Heart and blood vessel toxicity
- Insomnia
- Loss of appetite; malnurtrition
- Hallucinations
- Formication: the sensation of insects creeping on or under the
skin
- Arrhythmia
- Increased risk of exposure to HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious
diseases if injected |
| Facts
for Parents : |
Some
users avoid sleep for 3 to 15 days. "Ice" is the street
name for smokable methamphetamine. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Stimulant |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
XTC,
Adam, MDMA |
| How
Consumed : |
Orally |
| Effects
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Psychiatric disturbances including panic, anxiety, depression, and
paranoia
- Muscle Tension
- Nausea
- Blurred Vision
- Sweating
- Increased heart rate and blood pressure
- Tremors
- Hallucinations
- Reduced Appetite
- Sleep problems
- Fainting
- Chills |
| Facts
for Parents : |
Ecstasy
is popular at all-night underground dance parties (called "raves")
and is the most common "designer drug". |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Stimulant |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Speed,
West Coast
Note : Ritalin, a legally prescribed medication for treating
Attention Deficit Disorder and hyperactivity is sometimes sold and
abused as a street drug. |
| How
Consumed : |
Tablet
is crushed, and the powder is snorted or injected |
| Effects
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Loss of appetite
- Fevers, convulsions, and severe headaches
- Increased risk of exposure to HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious
diseases if injected
- Irregular heartbeat and respiration
- Paranoia, hallucinations, delusions
- Excessive repetition of movements and meaningless tasks
- Tremors, muscle twitching |
| Facts
for Parents : |
Some
children buy or steal the drug from their classmates. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Stimulant |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Herbal
Ecstasy (sic), Cloud 9, Rave Energy, Ultimate Xphoria, X |
| How
Consumed : |
Orally |
| Effects
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Increased heart rate and blood pressure
- Seizures
- Heart attacks
- Stroke
- Death |
| Facts
for Parents : |
The
active ingredients in Herbal Ecstasy are caffine and ephedrine. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Stimulant |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Synthetic
heroin, goodfella |
| How
Consumed : |
Injected,
sniffed, or smoked |
| Effects
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Instant respiratory paralysis
- Potency creates strong possibility for overdose
- Increased risk of exposure to HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious
diseases if injected
- Many of the same effects as heroin |
| Facts
for Parents : |
Designer
drugs are created by changing the molecular structure of an existing
drug or drugs to create a new substance. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Stimulant |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Liquid
ecstasy, somatomax, scoop, Grievous Bodily Harm, liquid x, Georgia
Home Boy, goop |
| How
Consumed : |
Snorted,
orally in liquid form, smoked, or mixed into drinks |
| Effects
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-
Liver Failure
- Vomiting
- Tremors
- Seizures
- Comas
- Fatal respiratory problems |
| Facts
for Parents : |
Sometimes
the user transports the drug in empty hotel shampoo or eye-dropper
bottles. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Stimulant |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Coke,
snow, nose candy, flake, blow, big C, lady, white, snowbirds |
| How
Consumed : |
Snorted
or dissolved in water and injected |
| Effects
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Addiction
- Pupil Dilation
- Elevated blood pressure and heart rate
- Increased respiratory rate
- Increased risk of exposure to HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious
diseases if injected
- Paranoia
- Seizures
- Heart Attack
- Respiratory failure
- Constricted peripheral blood vessels
- Restlessness, irritability, anxiety
- Loss of appetite
- Tactile hallucinations
- Insomnia
- Increased body temerature
- Death from overdose |
| Facts
for Parents : |
Cocaine
is a powerfully addictive drug.
Heavy use may produce hallucinations, paranoia, aggression, insomnia
and depression. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Stimulant |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Rock, freebase |
| How
Consumed : |
Heated and smoked in a pipe |
| Effects
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Same as cocaine |
| Facts
for Parents : |
A Cheaper form of cocaine that may
be more addicting. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Hallucinogens |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Acid,
microdot, tabs, doses, trips, hits, sugar cubes |
| How
Consumed : |
Tabs
taken orally or gelatin/liquid put in eyes |
| Effects
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Elevated body temperature and blood pressure
- Suppresses appetite
- Sleeplessness
- Tremors
- Chronic recurring hallucinations |
| Facts
for Parents : |
LSD
is the most common hallucinogen. LSD tabs are often decorated with
colorful designs or cartoon characters. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Hallucinogens |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Shrooms,
Caps, magic mushrooms |
| How
Consumed : |
Eaten
or brewed and drunk in tea |
| Effects
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Increased blood pressure
- Sweating
- Nausea
- Hallucinations |
| Facts
for Parents : |
Many
mushroom users purchase hallucinogenic mushroom spores via mail
order. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Hallucinogens |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Angel
Dust, ozone, rocket fuel, peace pill, elephant tranquilizer, dust |
| How
Consumed : |
Snorted,
smoked, orally or injected |
| Effects
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Hallucinations
- "Out-of-body" experiences
- Impaired motor coordination
- Inability to fell physical pain
- Respiratory attack
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Disorientation
- Fear, panic, paranoia
- Aggressive behavior and violence
- Increased risk of exposure to HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious
diseases if injected
- Death |
| Facts
for Parents : |
Marijuana
joints can be dipped into PCP without the smoker's knowledge. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Inhalants |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Nitrous
oxide, laughing gas, whippets, aersol sprays, cleaning fluids, solvents |
| How
Consumed : |
Vapors
are inhaled |
| Effects
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Headache, muscle weakness, abdominal pain
- Severe mood swings and violent behavior
- Numbness and tingling of hands and feet
- Decrease or loss of sense of smell
- Nausea
- Nosebleeds
- Liver, lung and kidney damage
- Dangerous chemical imbalances in the body
- Fatigue, lack of coordination
- Loss of appetite
- Decreases in heart and respiratory rates
- Hepatitis or peripheral neuropathy from long-time use |
| Facts
for Parents : |
Hundreds
of legal household prodcuts can be sniffed or "huffed"
to get high. All inhalants can be toxic. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Opiates/Opiate-Like |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Smack,
horse, mud, brown sugar, junk, black tar, big H, dope |
| How
Consumed : |
Injected,
smoked, or snorted |
| Effects
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Addiction
- Slowed and slurred speech
- Slow gait
- Constricted pupils, droopy eyelids, impaired night vision
- Vomiting after first use and at very high doses
- Decreased sexual pleasure, indifference to sex
- Reduced appetite
- Constipation
- "Nodding off" ( at high doses )
- Respiratory depression or failure
- Increased risk of exposure to HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious
diseases if injected
- Dry, itching skin and skin infections
- Death from overdose |
| Facts
for Parents : |
Heroin
users quickly develop a tolerance to the drug and need more and
more of it to get the same effects, or even to feel well. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Opiates/Opiate-Like |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Roach,
roofies, the forget pill, rope, rophies, ruffies, R2, roofenol,
la roche, rib |
| How
Consumed : |
Orally
in pill form, dissolved in a drink, or snorted |
| Effects
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-
Addiction
- Blackouts with a complete loss of memory
- A sense of fearlessness and aggression
- Dizziness and disorientation
- Nausea
- Difficulty with motor movements and speaking |
| Facts
for Parents : |
Referred
to as the "date-rape" drug. Creates a drunk feeling that
lasts two eight hours. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Opiates/Opiate-Like |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Vitamin
K, new ecstasy, psychedelic heroin, Ketalar, Ketaject, Super-K,
breakfast cereal |
| How
Consumed : |
Snorted
or smoked |
| Effects
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Delirium
- Amnesia
- Impaired motor function
- Potentially fatal respiratory problems |
| Facts
for Parents : |
Popular
at raves. Used as an anesthetic for animals. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Others |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Weed,
Pot, reefer, grass, dope, ganja, Mary Jane, sinsemilla, herb, Aunt
Mary, skunk, boom, kif, gangster, chronic, 420 |
| How
Consumed : |
Smoked
or eaten |
| Effects
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Bloodshot eyes
- Dry mouth and throat
- Impaired or reduced comprehension
- Altered sense of time
- Reduced ability to perform tasks requiring concentration and coordination,
such as driving a car
- Paranoia
- Intense anxiety or panic attacks
- Altered cognition, making acquisition of new information difficult
- Impairments in learning, memory, perception, and judgment-difficulty
speaking, listening effectively, thinking, retaining knowledge,
problem solving, and forming concepts. |
| Facts
for Parents : |
The
average age teens first use marijuana is 14.
Marijuana can be smoked using homemade pipes and bongs made from
soda cans or plastic beverage containers. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Others |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Rhoids,
juice |
| How
Consumed : |
Orally
or injected into muscle |
| Effects
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Liver cancer
- Sterility
- Masculine traits in women and feminine traits in men
- Aggression
- Depression
- Acne
- Modd swings |
| Facts
for Parents : |
steroid
users subject themselves to more than 70 potentially harmful side
effects. |
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| Type
of Drug : |
Others |
| Drug
Name : |
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| Other
Names : |
Smoke,
bone, butt, coffin nail, cancer stick |
| How
Consumed : |
Cigarettes,
cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco ( chew, dip, snuff ) |
| Effects
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-
Addiction
- Heart and cardiovascular disease
- Cancer of the lung, larynx, esophagus, bladder, pancreas, kidney,
and mouth
- Emphysema and chronic bronchitis
- Spontaneous abortion, pre-term delivery, and low birth weight |
| Facts
for Parents : |
One
in five 12th graders is a daily smoker. |
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