Drug Identification ~ Cocaine and Crack Cocaine

Cocaine
Other Names: Coke, Snow, Nose Candy, Flake, Blow, Big C, Lady, White and Snowbirds
What It Looks Like: White crystalline powder
How it's Administered: It's inhaled or injected
Effects on User: A "high" feeling of supremacy, constricted peripheral blood vessels, dilated pupils, increased body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure, restlessness, irritability, anxiety, paranoia, aggression, respiratory arrest, seizures, death.
Other Info: Cocaine is a powerfully addicted drug, and addicted individuals may become depressed when they stop using the drug.



Crack Cocaine
Other Names: Crack, rock, freebase
What It Looks Like: White to tan pellets or crystalline rocks that look like soap
How it's Administered: It's smoked.
Effects on User: Same as cocaine, but users may be particularly aggressive and paranoid.


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Drug Identification ~ Chlorohydrocarbons and Hydrocarbons

Chlorohydrocarbons
Other Names: Aerosol sprays or cleaning fluids
What It Looks Like: Like aerosol paint cans
How it's Administered: Its vapors are inhaled.
Effects on User: Double vision, loss of coordination, weakness, severe headaches, nausea or vomiting, numbness, irregular heartbeat, suffocation.


Hydrocarbons
Other Names: Solvents
What It Looks Like: Cans of aerosol propellants, gasoline, glue, paint thinner
How it's Administered: Its vapors are inhaled.
Effects on User: Hallucinations, stomach cramps, rashes around the nose and mouth and inflamed eyes, light headedness, dizziness and drowsiness, loss of control or unconsciousness, kidney damage, liver damage, heart failure, suffocation.
Other Info: All of the inhalants (nitrous oxide, amyl and butyl nitrite, chlorohydrocarbons and hydrocarbons) carry similar risks and can be deadly.

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Drug Identiication ~ Amyl Nitrite and Butyl Nitrite

Amyl Nitrite
Other Names: Poppers or Snappers
What It Looks Like: Clear yellowish liquid in ampules
How it's Administered: It's vapors are inhaled.
Effects on User: A "high" feeling, dilates blood vessels, makes the heart beat faster.
Other Info: Amyl Nitrite is sold in a cloth-covered sealed bulb (so it can be crushed without hurting your fingers). When the bulb is broken, it makes a snapping sound and users inhale the vapors.



Butyl Nitrite
Other Names: Rush, Bolt, Bullet, Locker Room, and Climax
What It Looks Like: In small bottles
How it's Administered: Its vapors are inhaled.
Effects on User: A "high" feeling, increased blood pressure, followed by an increased heart rate, flushed face and neck, dizziness and headache.

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Drug Identification ~ Nitrous Oxide

Other Names: Laughing gas or whippet

What It Looks Like: Small 8-gram metal cylinder sold with a balloon or pipe propellant for whipped cream in aerosol spray can

How it's Administered: Its vapors are inhaled.

Effects on User: Temporary loss of motor control, a "dissociative" psychological effect, sensations and perceptions become disconnected, mild hallucinations, insensibility to pain and laughter.

Other Info: Nitrous may be psychologically addictive.

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Drug Identification ~ Hashish and Hashish Oil

Hashish

Other Names: Shish, kif, charas,hash,and nup. Names such as finger, candy bar, surfboard, and patties refer to the shape in which the hash is formed. Names like Leb, blonde Lebanese, black Afghani, and Moroccan indicated the color of the hash and its country or origin.

What It Looks Like: Brown or black cakes or balls

How it's Administered: It's smoked or eaten.

Effects on User: Problems with memory and learning, distorted perception, difficulty in thinking and problem solving, loss of coordination, altered sense of time, feelings of anxiety or panic and increased heart rate.

Other Info: The sticky resin of the marijuana plant is used to make hash. It can be collected by either thrashing the plants over cloth or plastic, and collecting the resin as it falls, or by simply rubbing the buds between the hands causing the resin to stick to them. Once the resin is collected, a small amount of water may be added and worked in to assure a uniform consistency. As a general rule, the darker the hash, the higher the quality.




Hashish Oil

Other Names: Hash Oil

How it Looks: Concentrated syrupy liquid varying in color from clear to black.

How it's Administered: It's smoked, often mixed with tobacco

Effects on User: Problems with memory and learning, distorted perception, difficulty in thinking and problem solving, loss of coordination, altered sense of time, feelings of anxiety or panic and increased heart rate.

Other Info: Hash oil is a refined oily extract of the marijuana plant that has a very high THC content, generally ranging from 20-60%. Hash oil is light sensitive and is usually packed in dark colored glass vials. Hash oil varies in color from a light honey, red, green, brown, and dark coal black. Hash oil is typically added to marijuana to enhance its potency.

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Drug Identification ~ Marijuana

Other Names: Pot, Reefer, Grass, Weed, Dope, Ganja, Mary Jane, or Sinsemilla

What It Looks Like: Similar to dried parsley with stems and/or seeds, rolled into cigarettes or cigars

How it's Administered: The stems and/or seeds are smoked or eaten and it's often rolled into cigarettes or cigars.

Effects on User: Problems with memory and learning, distorted perception, difficulty in thinking and problem solving, loss of coordination, altered sense of time, feelings of anxiety or panic and increased heart rate.

Other Info: The primary mind-altering ingredient in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). Long-term use can lead to addiction in some users.

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