Product: Marijuana, Hashish, Hashish oil, Cannabis sativa, Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinolStreet Name:Pot, grass, weed, reefer, joint, Mary-Jane Acapulco Gold, rope, mull, cone, spliff, dope, skunk, bhang, ganja, hash, cronic.

Symptoms:

•Mood swings• Slow thinking • Slow reflexes• Dilated pupils• Increased appetite• Dryness of the mouth• Increased pulse rate• Delusions• Hallucinations.

Potential Consequences

• Memory impairment• Weight gain• Increased risk of cancer•Paranoid thinking•Psychological dependence requiring more of the drug to get the same effect.

Cannabis serves as a barrier against self-awareness, and young users may not learn

key developmental skills.

Product:Solvents, Aerosols, Glue, Petrol

Street Name:Nitrous Oxide – laughing gas, whippets, nitrous.

Butyl Nitrate – locker room bolt, bullet, rush, climax, red gold.

Amyl Nitrate – snappers, poppers, pearlers, rushamies

Symptoms

• Slurred speech• Impaired coordination• Nausea• Vomiting• Slowed breathing

Potential Consequences

•Brain damage• Pains in the chest, muscles & joints

• Heart trouble• Severe depression

• Fatigue• Loss of appetite• Bronchial spasm

• Sore on nose or mouth• Nosebleeds• Diarrhoea

Inhalants can cause bizarre or reckless behaviour, sudden death and suffocation

Product:Sleeping Pills, Tranquillisers, GHB, Rophypnol

Street Name:Downers, benzos, rohies, temazzies, vals, serries,

Symptoms:

• Drowsiness• Confusion• Lack of coordination• Tremors• Slurred speech• Depressed pulse rate• Shallow respiration

Potential Consequences

• Anxiety•Depression

•Restlessness•Psychotic episodes

• Insomnia• Changes in eyesight

• Dependence

Continual use of depressants can lead to requiring more of the drug to get the same effect, sever e withdrawal symptoms and

even suicide.

Product:Stimulants, Amphetamines, Methamphetamine, Ritalin, Dexamphetamine , Tenuate, MDMA (ecstasy)

Street Name:Uppers, ice, crack, speed, meth, crystal, whizz, snow, goee, shabu, MDMA, E, eccy, xtc, love drug, eggs, point, paste, base, zip.

Symptoms

• Excitability• Tremors• Insomnia• Sweating• Dry mouth and lips• Dilated pupils• Weight loss•Paranoia• Hallucinations• Cracked teeth through grinding

Potential Consequences

• Weight loss• Chronic sleep problems

• High blood pressure• Paranoia• Anxiety

• Nervousness• Decreased emotional control

• Severe depression

Use of stimulants can cause violent behaviour, death from heart failure or suicide and nerve cell damage.

Product:LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), Psilocybin, MDMA (methylenedioxyamphetamine), PCP (phencyclidine)Street Name:LSD- acid, trips, wedges, windowpane, blotter, mocrodot.

Psilocybin – mushies, blue meanies, magic mushrooms, gold tops.PCP – angel dust, hog, loveboat.

Symptoms

• Trance-like state• Excitation• Euphoria• Increased pulse rate• Insomnia• Hallucinations• Paranoia

Potential Consequences

• Self-inflicted injury• Violent behaviour

• Paranoia• Depression

• Anxiety• Unpredictable flashbacks

Impaired judgement and coordination can result in greater risk for injury.

Product:Heroin, Morphine, Codeine, Methadone, Pethidine, Dilaudid, Kapanol, MS Contin

Street Name:Heroin – horse, hammer, H, dope, smack, junk, gear, boy.Morphine – M, Miss emma, Mister Blue, morph

Methadone – done.

Symptoms

• Lethargy• Drowsiness• Euphoria• Nausea• Constipation• Constricted pupils• Slowed breathing

Potential Consequences

• Dependence• Overdose

• Mood swings• Chronic constipation

Use of opiods can lead to high potential for addiction, death from overdose, HIV and hepatitis infections through sharing

of needles.

Product:Cocaine, Crack Cocaine

Street Name:Cocaine – coke, flake, snow, happy dust, Charlie, gold dust, Cecil, C, freebase, toot, white girl, Scotty, white lady.Crack Cocaine – crack, rock, base, sugar block.

Symptoms

• Excitability• Euphoria• Talkativeness• Anxiety• Increased pulse rate• Dilated pupils• Paranoia• Agitation• Hallucinations

Potential Consequences

•High risk for addiction• Violent or erratic behaviour

• Hallucinations• Cocaine psychosis

• Eating or sleeping disorders• Impaired sexual performance

Cocaine use can also lead to ongoing respiratory problems, ulceration of the

mucous membrane of the nose, collapse of the nasal septum, cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest and convulsions.