ALCOHOL
TYPES: Alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin, okolehao, sake, beer, ale, porter, and wine.
NAMES: Liquor, booze.
USUAL FORM: Clear, amber, or dark liquid in bottles, cans, etc.
HOW USED: Consumed orally.
SYMPTOMS: Shortness of breath; irregular heartbeat; loss of coordination; loud, obnoxious behavior; unsteady walk; slurred speech.
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS: Violent behavior, mood changes, memory loss, hallucinations, impaired learning ability, inability to feel pain, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, cardiac arrhythmia.
LONG TERM EFFECTS: Severe depression and other emotional problems, isolation from friends and family, stupor, cirrhosis, liver failure, cancer, gastritis, ulcers, pancreatitis, heart disease, angina, heart attack, malnutrition, gynecological and sexual problems, birth defects, coma, death.
Combinations of alcohol with other drugs are very dangerous because alcohol intensifies a drug's effects. This can often result in unconsciousness or death. In addition, research indicates that children of alcoholic parents are at greater risk than other youngsters of becoming alcoholics.
CANNABIS
TYPES: Marijuana, THC, hash, hash oil.
NAMES: Pot, grass, weed, reefer, dope, pakalolo.
USUAL FORM: Dried, looks like oregano, small brown cakes.
HOW USED: Usually smoked, sometimes mixed with tobacco.
SYMPTOMS: Increased heart rate, bloodshot eyes, dry mouth and throat, increased appetite.
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS: Reduced memory, comprehension, and sense of time; reduced concentration and coordination; lack of motivation and cognition. Sometimes paranoia and psychosis.
LONG-TERM EFFECTS: Damage to lungs and pulmonary system, cancer, psychological dependence.
INHALANTS
TYPES: Nitrous oxide, amyl nitrate, butyl nitrate, chlorohydrocarbons, hydrocarbons.
NAMES: Laughing Gas, Poppers, Snappers, Rush, Bolt, aerosol sprays, solvents, cleaning fluids, gasoline, glue, thinner.
USUAL FORM: Gas or liquid; packaged in cans, containers, bottles.
HOW USED: Vapor inhaled.
SYMPTOMS: Nausea, sneezing, coughing, nose bleeds, fatigue, lack of coordination, loss of appetite, decreased heart and respiratory rates.
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS: Disorientation, violent behavior, unconsciousness, suffocation.
LONG-TERM EFFECTS: Weight loss, electrolity imbalance, damage to nervous system, brain hemorrhage, hepatitis, death.
STIMULANT: COCAINE
TYPES: Cocaine, crack.
NAMES: Coke, Snow, Flake, White, Blow, Nose Candy, Big C, Snowbirds, Lady, Crack, Rock.
USUAL FORM: White powder or crystalline rocks in plastic bags or viles.
HOW USED: Inhaled, injected, or smoked.
SYMPTOMS: Dilated pupils, elevated blood pressure, increased heart rate, high body temperature, runny nose, loss of appetite.
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS: Ulcerated nose, hallucinations, paranoia, seizures, disruption of brain's control of heart and respiration.
LONG-TERM EFFECTS: AIDS, hepatitis (from unsterile needles), psychological and physical dependency, death.
OTHER STIMULANTS
TYPES: Amphetamines, methamphetamines, etc.
NAMES: Speed, Uppers, Black Beauties, Pep Pills, Crystal Meth, among others.
USUAL FORM: Capsules, pills, tablets.
HOW USED: Taken orally.
SYMPTOMS: Increased heart and respiratory rate, higher blood pressure, dilated pupils, decreased appetite, sweating, headache, blurred vision, dizziness, sleeplessness, anxiety, moodiness, tremors, loss of coordination, collapse.
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS: Stroke, fever, heart failure.
LONG-TERM EFFECTS: Hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, heart failure, death.
DEPRESSANTS
TYPES: Barbiturates, metaqualone, tranquilizers.
NAMES: Downers, Barbs, Blue Devils, Red Devils, Yellow Jackets, Nambutal, Seconal, Quaaludes, Ludes, Supors, Valium, Equanil.
USUAL FORM: Capsules, tablets.
HOW USED: Taken orally.
SYMPTOMS: Similar to alcohol. Calmness, slurred speech, staggering.
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS: Respiratory depression, coma, death.
LONG-TERM EFFECTS: Psychological and physical dependency, tolerance, increased use, withdrawal symptoms, convulsions, coma, death.
NOTES: Risks are multiplied when used in combination with alcohol.
HALLUCINOGENS
TYPES: Phenoyclidine, lysergic acid diethylamide, mescaline, peyote, psilocybin.
NAMES: PCP Angel Dust, Hog, Killer Weed, LSD, Acid, White Lightning, Blue Heaven Microdot, Mesc, Buttons, Cactus, Mushrooms.
USUAL FORM: Various: liquid, capsules, tablets.
HOW USED: Usually taken orally.
SYMPTOMS: Dulled senses, increased heart rate and blood pressure, dilated pupils, elevated body temperature, slow movement, loss of muscular coordination. Speech is blocked and incoherent. Violent behavior, convulsions, tremors.
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS: Memory problems, speech difficulties, depression, anxiety, paranoia, hallucinations, coma.
LONG-TERM EFFECTS: Heart and lung failure, ruptured blood vessels, death.
NARCOTICS
TYPES: Heroin, methadone, codeine, morphine, meperidine, opium.
NAMES: Smack, Horse, Junk, Big H, Dolophine, Smidone, Empirin, Tylenol w/ Codeine, cough medicines w/ codeine, Pectoral Syrup, Demerol, Paregoric, Dover's Powder, Percocet, Percodan, Tussionex, Darvon.
USUAL FORM: Various: liquid, capsules, tablets, powder.
HOW USED: Injected, smoked, or taken orally.
SYMPTOMS: Feeling of euphoria, drowsiness, constricted pupils, watery eyes, itching, shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions.
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS: Drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, convulsions, coma.
LONG-TERM EFFECTS: Tolerance, dependency, AIDS, endocarditis, hepatitis from contaminated syringes, death. Addiction in pregnant women can lead to premature, stillborn, or addicted infants.
"DESIGNER" DRUGS
TYPES: Analogs of fentanyl (narcotic), meperidines (narcotics), amphetamine (hallucinogens), and phencyclidines (PCP and hallucinogens).
NAMES: Synthetic Heroin, China White, Ecstasy, XTC, Adam, Essence, MDM, STP, PMA, TMA, DOM, DOB, PCP.
USUAL FORM: White powder.
HOW USED: Inhaled, injected, smoked, or taken orally.
SYMPTOMS: Uncontrollable tremors, drooling, impaired speech.
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS: Nausea, blurred vision, chills, sweating, faintness, anxiety.
LONG-TERM EFFECTS: Paralysis, brain damage, depression, paranoia, death.
