AllDrugsTable

Table of Commonly Abused Drugs

Type Of Drug Drug Names Street Names Description How It's Used Related Paraphernalia Signs and Symptoms

Cannabis Marijuana Pot, grass, reefer, weed, bud Looks like dried oregano leaves Usually smoked in handrolled cigarettes or pipes Rolling papers, pipes, bongs, baggies, roach clips Sweet burnt odor, neglect of appearance, loss of motivation,slow reactions, red eyes, memory lapses

Depressants
(Depress the nervous system)
Alcohol Booze, hooch, juice, brew Clear or amber colored liquid Swallow in liquid form Flask, bottles, cans, cough syrup Impaired judgement, poor muscle coordination, lowered inhibitions

Barbiturates
(Amytal, Seconal, Nembutal) Barbs, downers, yellow jackets, red devils, blue devils Variety of tablets, capsules, powder Swallow in pill form or inject Syringes, needles Drowsiness, confusion, impaired judgment, slurred speech, needle marks, staggering gait

Tranquilizers
(Valium, Librium, Milltown, Xanax) V's, blues Variety of tablets Swallow in pill form or inject Syringes, needles Drowsiness, faulty judgment, disorientation

Narcotics
(heroine, morphine) Dreamer, junk, smack, horse White or brown powders, tablets, capsules, liquids Injected or smoked Syringe, spoon, lighter, needles, medicine dropper Lethargy, loss of skin color, needle marks, constricted pupils, decreased coordination

Stimulants
(Stimulate the nervous system)
Amphetamines Speed, uppers, pep pills, bennies, dexies, crank, crystal, black beauties, white crosses Variety of tablets and capsules Swallow in pill or capsule form or inject Syringe, needles Excess activity, irritability, nervousness, mood swings, needle marks, dilated pupils, talkativeness, then depression; erases fatigue and hunger

Cocaine Coke, snow, toot, white lady White powder Usually inhaled; can be injected, swallowed, or smoked Razor blade, straws, glassy surfaces Restlessness, dilated pupils, talkativeness, oily skin, euphoria, short-term high followed by depression

Crack Cocaine Rock Beige, pea-shaped pellets in vials Crumbled and smoked in pipe or joint Pipe, glass, vials, colored stoppers Same as cocaine, but swifter and more intense

Nicotine Coffin nail, butt, smoke Dried brown tobacco leaves Smoked in cigarettes, pipes & cigars, snuff, chew Papers, lighters, tin cans Smell of tobacco, smoker's breath, stained teeth or fingers

Hallucinogens
(Alter perceptions of reality)
PCP Angel dust, killer weed, supergrass, hog, peace pill White powder or tablet Usually smoked, but can be inhaled, injected, or swallowed in tablets Tin foil Slurred speech, blurred vision, uncoordination, confusion, agitation, violence, unpredictability, "bad trips"

LSD Acid, cubes, purple haze, white lightning Odorless, colorless, tasteless powder Injected or swallowed in tablets or capsules Blotter papers, window panes, tin foil Dilated pupils, illusions, hallucinations, disorientation, mood swings, nausea, flashbacks

MDMA Ecstacy, XTC, Adam, decadence, M&M, X, XE Usually colored pills or capsules Usually swallowed Dust mask, Vicks rub, pacifier, glow stick, 3D glasses Elevated vitals, grinding of teeth, heightening of all senses, muscle rigidity, reduced inhibition, dilated pupils

Mescaline
Psilocybin Mesc, cactus, magic mushroom Capsules, tablets, mushrooms Ingested in natural form or smoked Same as for LSD

Inhalants
(Substances abused by sniffing)
Solvents and aerosols Household chemicals that produce mind altering vapors Inhaled or sniffed, often with use of paper or plastic bag Cleaning rags, empty spray cans, tubes of glue, baggies Poor motor coordination, bad breath, impaired vision, memory, and thoughts, violent behavior

Nitrous Oxide Laughing gas, whippets Colorless gas with sweet taste and smell Inhaled or sniffed by mask or cone Aerosol cans, small canisters Light-headed, loss of motor control

Nitrates
(Amyl and Butyl) Poppers, locker room rush, snappers Clear yellowish liquid Inhaled or sniffed from gauze or ampules Cloth-covered bulb that "pops" when broken, small bottles Slowed thought, headache

Adapted from: McFarland Partner in Prevention, "It takes a whole community to raise a child." [Brochure].

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Type Of Drug	Drug Names	Street Names	Description	How It's Used	Related Paraphernalia	Signs and Symptoms
Cannabis	Marijuana	Pot, grass, reefer, weed, bud	Looks like dried oregano leaves	Usually smoked in handrolled cigarettes or pipes	Rolling papers, pipes, bongs, baggies, roach clips	Sweet burnt odor, neglect of appearance, loss of motivation,slow reactions, red eyes, memory lapses
Depressants (Depress the nervous system)	Alcohol	Booze, hooch, juice, brew	Clear or amber colored liquid	Swallow in liquid form	Flask, bottles, cans, cough syrup	Impaired judgement, poor muscle coordination, lowered inhibitions
	Barbiturates (Amytal, Seconal, Nembutal)	Barbs, downers, yellow jackets, red devils, blue devils	Variety of tablets, capsules, powder	Swallow in pill form or inject	Syringes, needles	Drowsiness, confusion, impaired judgment, slurred speech, needle marks, staggering gait
	Tranquilizers (Valium, Librium, Milltown, Xanax)	V's, blues	Variety of tablets	Swallow in pill form or inject	Syringes, needles	Drowsiness, faulty judgment, disorientation
	Narcotics (heroine, morphine)	Dreamer, junk, smack, horse	White or brown powders, tablets, capsules, liquids	Injected or smoked	Syringe, spoon, lighter, needles, medicine dropper	Lethargy, loss of skin color, needle marks, constricted pupils, decreased coordination
Stimulants (Stimulate the nervous system)	Amphetamines	Speed, uppers, pep pills, bennies, dexies, crank, crystal, black beauties, white crosses	Variety of tablets and capsules	Swallow in pill or capsule form or inject	Syringe, needles	Excess activity, irritability, nervousness, mood swings, needle marks, dilated pupils, talkativeness, then depression; erases fatigue and hunger
	Cocaine	Coke, snow, toot, white lady	White powder	Usually inhaled; can be injected, swallowed, or smoked	Razor blade, straws, glassy surfaces	Restlessness, dilated pupils, talkativeness, oily skin, euphoria, short-term high followed by depression
	Crack Cocaine	Rock	Beige, pea-shaped pellets in vials	Crumbled and smoked in pipe or joint	Pipe, glass, vials, colored stoppers	Same as cocaine, but swifter and more intense
	Nicotine	Coffin nail, butt, smoke	Dried brown tobacco leaves	Smoked in cigarettes, pipes & cigars, snuff, chew	Papers, lighters, tin cans	Smell of tobacco, smoker's breath, stained teeth or fingers
Hallucinogens (Alter perceptions of reality)	PCP	Angel dust, killer weed, supergrass, hog, peace pill	White powder or tablet	Usually smoked, but can be inhaled, injected, or swallowed in tablets	Tin foil	Slurred speech, blurred vision, uncoordination, confusion, agitation, violence, unpredictability, "bad trips"
	LSD	Acid, cubes, purple haze, white lightning	Odorless, colorless, tasteless powder	Injected or swallowed in tablets or capsules	Blotter papers, window panes, tin foil	Dilated pupils, illusions, hallucinations, disorientation, mood swings, nausea, flashbacks
	MDMA	Ecstacy, XTC, Adam, decadence, M&M, X, XE	Usually colored pills or capsules	Usually swallowed	Dust mask, Vicks rub, pacifier, glow stick, 3D glasses	Elevated vitals, grinding of teeth, heightening of all senses, muscle rigidity, reduced inhibition, dilated pupils
	Mescaline Psilocybin	Mesc, cactus, magic mushroom	Capsules, tablets, mushrooms	Ingested in natural form or smoked		Same as for LSD
Inhalants (Substances abused by sniffing)	Solvents and aerosols		Household chemicals that produce mind altering vapors	Inhaled or sniffed, often with use of paper or plastic bag	Cleaning rags, empty spray cans, tubes of glue, baggies	Poor motor coordination, bad breath, impaired vision, memory, and thoughts, violent behavior
	Nitrous Oxide	Laughing gas, whippets	Colorless gas with sweet taste and smell	Inhaled or sniffed by mask or cone	Aerosol cans, small canisters	Light-headed, loss of motor control
	Nitrates (Amyl and Butyl)	Poppers, locker room rush, snappers	Clear yellowish liquid	Inhaled or sniffed from gauze or ampules	Cloth-covered bulb that "pops" when broken, small bottles	Slowed thought, headache