Types of Drugs
Drug |
Slang |
Long/Short Term Effects |
Ingestion/ Medical Use |
---|---|---|---|
Cocaine |
Coke, blow, gold dust, snow, Charlie |
Addictive, stroke, heart attack, seizure, single-use fatality |
Snorted, injected, or smoked/Used in small amounts as a blood thinner |
Crack |
Rock |
10x the effects of cocaine. |
Smoked/No Medical Use |
Amphetamines |
Diet Pills |
Highly addictive and can cause many health problems. |
Swallowed/Only known use is for treating narcolepsy |
Methamphetamines |
Meth, crank, crystal meth, crystal tea, ice |
Addictive and effects similar to cocaine |
Swallowed, snorted, injected, or smoked/ Used to treat ADHD |
Methcathinone |
Cat, bathtub, speed, wildcat, goob |
Similar to Methamphetamines |
Swallowed, snorted, injected, or smoked/No Medical Use |
Ephedrine |
Effies, white cross |
Used as methamphetamines and effects are similar |
Swallowed, snorted, injected, or smoked/ Used to treat asthma but abused as a methamphetamine |
Methylphenidate |
Vitamin R, West Coast |
Suppress appetite, increase focus, become more attentive and awake, minor euphoria. |
Swallowed, snorted, injected, or smoked/ Used to treat ADHD |