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Download fact cards detailing the origin, appearance, and effects of a variety of drugs and drug-related phenomena including fake pills, drug-impaired driving, DXM (Dextromethorphan), ecstasy/molly, heroin, K2/spice, marijuana, methamphetamine, and prescription drug misuse.
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What is it? Depressant and benzodiazepine with generic name Flunitrazepam. It is not approved for medical use in the United States. Used by cocaine abusers to relieve side effects, and also used as a “date rape” drug.
What is it? Semi-synthetic opioid drug prescribed for pain as Tylox®, Percodan®, OxyContin®. Derived from the poppy plant, has high potential for abuse.
Increased body temperature, blood pressure and pulse rates, insomnia, loss of appetite, physical exhaustion. Chronic abuse produces a psychosis that resembles schizophrenia: paranoia, hallucinations, violent and erratic behavior.
Stimulant that speeds up body’s system that comes as pill or powder. Available in prescription as Desoxyn® to treat obesity and ADHD. Crystal meth resembles glass fragments and is an illegally altered version of the prescription drug that is cooked with over-the-counter drugs in meth labs.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 80-100 times stronger than morphine. Pharmaceutical fentanyl was developed for pain management treatment of cancer patients, applied in a patch on the skin. Because of its powerful opioid properties, Fentanyl is also diverted for abuse.
Signs: Shallow respiration, clammy skin, dilated pupils, weak and rapid pulse, coma. Read More About Barbiturates.
What is it? Known as a party drug, ecstasy comes in pill or powder form; pill has a variety of logos and colors.