Drug Identification

Drug Any substance

which when taken into the body causes change .

Drugs maybe in different forms:

Tablets Capsules Syrup/Liquid Plant Cigarette Powder Crystals

How are drugs taken?

Ingestion Inhalation Injection Used

as suppository or applied topically

Shabu
(Methamphetamine Hydrochloride)
Street names: Poor Mans Cocaine, S, Shabs, Shasha, Ubas, Bato, Siopao, Ice, Speed and Splash

Effects of Shabu
Excitement Aggressiveness Causes restlessness

Inhibits hunger
Malnutrition

MARIJUANA
(Tetrahydrocannabinol)
Street names: MJ, Mary Jane, Flower, Pampapogi, Damo, Pot, Tea, Joint and Dope

Effects of Marijuana
Euphoria Excitement Depression

Hallucination
Psychosis Impairment of complex motor functions

Symptoms of Marijuana Addiction

Bloodshot eyes

Euphoria
Dry mouth & throat

Sluggish movements
Fatigue

Sexual stimulation

Ecstasy
(Methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
Street names: X-TC, ADAM or Eden Tablet, yuppie drug, hug drug

Effects of Ecstasy
Muscle Tension Hallucinations Chills

Involuntary teeth clenching

Nausea Appetite Loss Blurred vision

Sweating
Sleeping Problems Increase Heart Rate and Body Temperature Liver and Heart Damage Brain Hemorrhage

Irritability
Rapid Eye Movement

Cocaine
Drug from Coca leaves Shrub indigenous to Peru and Bolivia

Effects of Cocaine
Dryness of the throat and nose

Nausea/gastric spasm
Loss of appetite Dilated pupils Feeling that ants or insects are crawling under the skin

Talkative and over-active

Opium and Morphine

Extract from Opium poppy plant (Papaver somniferum), most widely grown in China and India An extract from Opium

Effects of Opium and Morphine

Pale/yellow skin Dilated pupils Slow pulse and respiration

Nervousness and insomnia

Loss of appetite

Inhalants
Deliberate inhalation of volatile chemical substances that contain psychoactive vapors

Ill-Effects of Inhalants
Confusion Disorientation Nausea Vomiting

Distorted perception of Loss of memory time & distance Inability to think Aggressive behavior Damage to the central Violence

Hallucinations
Illusions

nervous system, kidneys and liver

Ketamine
Special K slowly coming in

Effects of Ketamine
Insomia Relieves pain Hallucinations

Violence