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What are drugs?

Drugs, classified into different groups based on their chemical makeup1, are any substances (alcohol or drugs) that alter bodily functions when ingested, inhaled, or introduced into the body by any other way. They can change the way a person thinks, feels, sees, or behaves. Moreover, using drugs can lead to abuse, addiction, mental and/or physical health problems, and even death. The amount taken determines the overall effect.

What are synthetic drugs?

Synthetic drugs are chemical drugs that are man-made, whether legally by pharmaceutical corporations or illegally in homemade labs. Synthetic drugs can be extremely dangerous because people never really know what they’re getting with synthetic drugs. Originally, syn-thetic drugs were typically considered as “club drugs,” but nowadays synthetic drugs are also found in various other drug categories.

What are gateway drugs?

The term gateway drugs describes drugs that are listed lower on the federal list of scheduled substances but thought to lead to the use of harder, more dangerous

Terms and Definitions

drugs. The term also describes introductory experi-ences.

What is the meaning of psychoactive?

Psychoactive is a term meaning to effect the mind, mood, or mental state.

1 Drugs are classified into different groups based on their chemical makeup as well as their effect on the body and mind. This course will focus on the follow-ing drug categories and the drugs most commonly used by adolescents in each group.

• Depressants• Stimulants• Hallucinogens • Narcotics and Opioids/Opiates• Club Drugs• Inhalants• Cannabis

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Alcohol• Booze• Chug• Cold one• Google juice• Kool-aid• Mouthwash• Poison• Sauce• White lightning

Nicotine2 and TobaccoSmokeless Tobacco• Spit tobacco• Chew• Chaw• Dip• Plug• Snuff

Cigarettes or Cigars• Smokes• Cigs• Butts• Fags• Squares

Synthetic Marijuana• Bliss• K2• Fake weed• Genie• Moon Rocks• Skunk• Spice• Yucatan Fire

Cannabis and Marijuana• Ace• Astro turf• Blunt• Bong• Broccoli• Buddha grass• Bush• Bud• Doobie/dubby• Dope• Ganja• Giggle weed• Grass• Hash• Hot stick• Maryjane• Pot• Puff• Reefer• Roach• Spliff• Weed• A-bomb (with heroin, opium)• Banano (with cocaine)

Bath Salts• Ivory Wave• Purple Wave• Vanilla Sky• Bliss• Cloud Nine• Tranquility• Blue Silk• Blizzard• Ocean Burst

Club Drugs• Ecstasy• Molly• XTC• Beans• Love drug

OxyContin• Oxy• Oxycotton• Cotton• OC• Ox• O• Hillbilly Heroin• Kicker• 40• 40-Bar• 80

Ritalin• Kibbles and bits• Kiddy cocaine/coke• Diet Coke / Coke Junior• R Pop• Study buddies• Poor Man’s Cocaine• Pineapple• Skippy• Jif• Rids• Smarties• Smart Drug• Vitamin R• R-Ball• West Coast

Street Names

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DXM• Dex• Robo• Skittles• Triple C• Tussin

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Inhalants• Aimies/Ames• Air blast• Bagging• Bullet• Buzz bomb• Climax• Dusting• Highball• Huff• Laughing gas• Moon gas• Poppers• Snappers• Snortballs• Rush• Spray• Whippets• Whiteout

Opioid: Heroin• H• Horse• Smack• Skag• Junk• Dragon• Scat• Brown sugar• Snow/snowball• Tar

Stimulants: Meth• Beanies• Chalk• Crank• Crypto• Redneck cocaine• Speed• Crystal glass / glass• Ice• Quartz

Stimulants: Cocaine• Coca• Coke• Crack• Flake• Snow• Soda• Cot

Prescription and OTC Drugs• Happy pills (Prozac, Zoloft,

Paxil, Xanax, MDMA, etc.)• Percs (Percocet)• Vikes (Vicodin)• Barbs (barbiturates)• Reds (Seconal)• Yellow jackets• Candy (all types of drugs)• Uppers (all drugs that make

a person high)• Zombie pills (sleep aids or

medications)

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2 Electronic cigarettes are a vaporization device that turns nicotine into vapor.

They contain no tobacco and produce no smoke—only vapor that looks like smoke.

Click the link to watch the video, Smoking vs Vaping, to learn more about electronic cigarettes and their health effects.

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3 K2 or Spice, a synthetic form of marijuana, is an herbal blend.

Download course handout for more course information.

To understand drug use, abuse, and addiction better, we must first understand the drugs themselves and the effects they have on individuals. Keep in mind, drugs affect individuals in different ways and the amount taken determines the overall effect.

DepressantsDepressants slow down the activity of the brain and central nervous system. Drugs in this category are com-monly known as “downers” because of their effects. De-pressants give a feeling of relaxation and are commonly used for medical purposes, such as relieving stress, calming nerves, relaxing muscles, and inducing sleep.

StimulantsStimulants are drugs that stimulate the brain and central nervous system. They usually increase alertness, ener-gy, and physical activity; they also can elevate mood and increase feelings of well-being. Stimulants are commonly known as “uppers” because of their effects. Stimulants can also accelerate one’s heart rate and elevate blood pressure. They “speed-up” or over-stimulate the body.

HallucinogensHallucinogens interfere with the brain and central ner-vous system in a way that results in radical distortions of a user’s perception of reality. In other words, they cause users to perceive things differently than they actually are. Hallucinogens affect the body’s self-control, such as speech and movement, and often bring about hostility. Other negative side effects of these drugs include heart failure, increased heart rate, higher blood pressure, and changes in the body’s hormones.

Narcotics and Opioids/OpiatesNarcotic analgesics relieve pain, induce euphoria, and create mood changes in users. Opioids/opiates are nar-cotic drugs that relieve pain and can cause drowsiness, confusion, nausea, feelings of euphoria, and respiratory complications.

Effects of Commonly Abused Drugs Club DrugsClub drugs are a loosely defined category of recreational drugs. The term refers to a wide variety of drugs often used by teens at late night parties, dance clubs, bars, and concerts. Sometimes, club drugs are used as “date rape” drugs to make someone unable to say no or fight back against sexual assault.

InhalantsInhalants encompass a wide variety of breathable substances found in or around the home or office that give off fumes or vapors at room temperature. Inhalants produce mind-altering results and effects.

CannabisCannabis is the scientific name for marijuana. The active ingredient in cannabis is delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. This is the mind-altering, pleasure-creating chemi-cal that causes individuals to get high.

The effects of marijuana can vary drastically from one person to another, depending on the amount ingested and the strength and quality of the plant. Many people who smoke marijuana3 believe that it makes them feel good and relieves the stresses of life. This effect takes place immediately. The reason for this is that THC trig-gers the release of dopamine, which creates the “good feeling” for a short period of time. This is one reason why users become dependent on it.