| Drugs |
Trade or Common Name |
Medical Uses |
Possible Effects |
| Stimulants |
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| Cocaine |
Coke, Crack, gin, girlfriend, girl, double bubble, California corn
flakes, caballo, bouncing powder, flake, snow |
Local anesthetic
Hyperactivity,
narcolepsy,
weight control |
Increased alertness, excitation,
euphoria, increased pulse
rate and blood pressure,
insomnia, loss of appetite |
| Amphetamines |
Biphetamine, Delcobese, Desoxyn, mediatric, meth amphetamine (ice),
black Mollies, aimies, amps, bam, beans, benz |
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| Phendimetrazine |
Prelu-2 |
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| Methylphenidate |
Ritalin, Methidate |
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| Other stimulants |
Asipex, Bacarate, Cylert, Didrex, Ionamin, Plegine, Presate, Sanorex,
Tenuate, Tepanil, Voranil |
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| Drugs |
Trade or Common Names |
Medical Uses |
Possible Effects |
| Depressants |
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| Chloral hydrate |
Noctec, Somnos |
Hypnotic |
Slurred speech, disorientation, drunken behavior without odor of alcohol |
| Barbituates |
Amobarbital, Butisol, phenobarbital, phenoxbarbital, secobarbial, Tuinal,
blockbusters, black bombers,, blue devils, blue dogs, blue tips, tombica |
Anesthetic,
anti-convulsant, sedative, hypnotic |
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| Glutethimide |
Doriden |
Sedative, hypnotic |
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| Benzodiazepines |
Optimal, Parest, Quaalude, Somnafec, Sopor |
Anti-anxiety,
anti-convulsant, sedative,
hypnotic |
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| Other depressants |
Methaqualone, Equanil, Miltown, Noludar, Placidyl, Valmid |
Anti-anxiety,
sedative, hypnotic |
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| Drugs |
Trade or Common Names |
Medical Uses |
Possible Effects |
| Hallucinogens |
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| LSD |
Acid, brown dot, micro-dot, cap, California sunshine, brown bomber |
None |
Delusions and hallucination,
poor perception of time
and distance |
| Mescaline and peyote |
Mesc, buttons, cactus, chief |
None |
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Amphetamine
variants
(designer drugs) |
2,5-DMA, DOM, DOP, MDA, MDMA, PMA, STP, TMA, clarity, chocolate chips,
booty juice |
None |
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| Phencyclidine |
Angel dust, AD, hog, PCP, boat, black whack, amoeba, angel hair, angel
smoke |
Veterinary anesthetic |
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| Phencyclidine analogs |
PCE, PCPy, TCP |
None |
Euphoria, relaxed inhibitions,
increased appetite,
disoriented behavior |
| Other hallucinogens |
Bufotenin, DMT, DET, ibogaine, psilocybin, psilocyn |
None |
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| Drugs |
Trade or Common Names |
Medical Uses |
Possible Effects |
| Cannabis |
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| Marijuana |
Acapulco gold, black Bart, clack mote, blue sage, bobo, butter flower,
cannabis-T, cess, cheeba, grass, pot, sinsemilla, Thai sticks |
Under investigation |
Euphoria, drowsiness, respiratory depression, constricted pupils, nausea |
| Tetrahydro-cannabinol |
THC |
Under investigation |
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| Hashish |
Hash |
None |
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| Hashish oil |
Hash oil |
None |
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| Drugs |
Trade or Common Names |
Medical Uses |
Possible Effects |
| Narcotics |
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| Opium |
Dover's powder, paregoric, Parapectolin, cruz, Chinese tobacco, China |
Analgesic,
anti-diarrheal |
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| Morphine |
Morphine, Pectoal syrup, emsel, first line |
Analgesic,
anti-tussive |
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| Heroin |
Diacetylmorphine, horse, smack, courage pills, dead on arrival (DOA) |
Under investigation |
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| Hydromorphone |
Dilaudid |
Analgesic |
Intoxication, excitation, disorientation, aggression, hallucination,
variable effects |
| Meperidine |
Demerol, Pethadol |
Analgesic |
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| Methadone |
Dolophine, Methadone, Methadose |
Analgesic, heroin substitute |
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| Other narcotics |
Darvon, Fentanyl, LAAM, Leitine, Levo-Dromoran, Percodan, Tussionex,
Talwin |
Analgesic,
anti-diarrheal,
anti-tussive |
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| Drugs |
Trade or Common Names |
Medical Uses |
Possible Effects |
| Inhalants |
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| Anesthetic gases |
Aerosols, petroleum products, solvents |
Surgical anesthesia |
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| Vasodilators (amylnitrite, butylnitrite) |
Aerosols, petroleum produces, solvents |
None |
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