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Category: Stimulants
This page discusses the category of drugs described as “Stimulants”. From common drugs like caffeine and nicotine, to notorious drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine, the substances in this category are defined by the effects they produce on the human body. Also included are the prescription drugs Adderall and Ritalin, known for their increasing abuse in high school and collegiate environments.
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Category: Depressants
This category includes prescription drugs like Xanax, Librium, Valium, Klonopin, Ativan and Diazepam. It is also home to the famous Date Rape Drugs GHB and Rohypnol. This group of drugs require great caution, both for their ability to suppress respiration in high doses, and for their sensitivity to the presence of other drugs in the user’s system. Click the icon to learn more.
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Category: Narcotics or Opiates
This category includes Heroin, one of the worlds most popular illicit drugs. Also included are some of the most commonly prescribed pain killers. Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Demerol, Lortab, Vicodin and Percocet. Some of these drugs are several times more powerful than heroin. Many first time recipients of pain killers ultimately progress to illicit drug use, after becoming addicted to the narcotic effects of their medicine.
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Category Hallucinogens:
This is one of the oldest and most colorful categories of drugs. Natural intoxicants like mushrooms, cactus, salvia and others, exist alongside powerful chemicals like LSD and Ketamine. Known for their ability to take users on a wild trip, these drugs are also famous for their potentially debilitating effects on psychology. Click the icon to learn more.
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Steroids are not used to get high, but to enhance physical appearance and performance. They are most commonly abused by young athletes, hoping to gain an edge in their sport of choice. They can be taken in pill form, or injected. Widely available in gyms, and over the internet, steroid abuse can take a devastating toll on the human body. Click the icon to learn more.
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Cocaine There were over 400,000 emergency room visits related to cocaine use in 2008. This powerful stimulant is known for it’s tenacious addictive properties. Classified as a Schedule I substance of abuse, cocaine is one of the first drugs a person uses once they graduate to the “snorting” of illicit substances to get high. It comes in powder or rock form, and can be snorted, smoked, or injected. Click the icon to learn more.
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Methamphetamine has ravaged the Mid Western United States, where some county hospitals now pay millions of dollars per year in uninsured medical treatments for methamphetamine addicts. Sold for $15 a dose, meth can be snorted, injected, eaten or smoked. 2.8% of high school seniors admitted using methamphetamine in 2008. Once addicted meth addicts have less than a 10% chance of recovery. Click the icon to learn more.
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Ecstasy, or MDMA, was once known as “the love drug”. It is credited with producing affectionate feelings between users and their acquaintances. Ecstacy has both stimulant and hallucinogenic properties. Short term use can produce death by way of overheating the body. Long term use has been known to cause psychiatric disorders in young adults. Still 6.5% of high school seniors admitted to using it in 2008. Click the icon to learn more.
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Adderall and Ritalin have recently gained widespread attention for their illicit use in high school and collegiate environments. A rash of young deaths associated with these prescription drugs caused Canada to reconsider its use as a medicine. Like other amphetamines, these drugs present certain dangers, which must be carefully evaluated by a physician, prior to and during use. But some students feel the benefits are worth the risks. Click the icon to learn more.
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Heroin costs about $15 per dose. It can be eaten, smoked, snorted or injected. What was once a street level drug used by the lower tier of drug addicts, has now become one of suburbia’s biggest nightmares. Tremendous advances in the potency of heroin have made it easy to inhale, opening up an entire market of new drug users. It has also become the default drug of choice for those who have become addicted to prescription pain killers. Click the icon to learn more.
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LSD, also known as “acid”, became popularized in the 60′s and 70′s. It comes in a liquid form which can be dropped onto paper, sugar cubes or other absorbent materials. A single $10 dose can last for up to 12 hours, causing powerful mind-altering hallucinations. In some cases, these vivid hallucinations car return months after the initial use of the LSD. LSD “trips” can also be frightening for the user. Click the icon to learn more.
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PCP, or Phencyclidine, is a powerful chemical hallucinogen. It is regarded as being one of the most dangerous illicit drugs. Users of PCP oftentimes exhibit extreme fits of anger and violence. Numb to pain, they have been known to jump off of buildings or engage in physical combat without any fear of injury. Despite its lack of popularity, there were over 37,000 emergency room visits associated with PCP in 2008. Click the icon to learn more.