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Common Street Names for Drugs
- Alcohol
- Amphetamines
- Analgesics
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- Cannabis
- Cocaine
- Ecstasy
- Fact Sheets
- Gamma-hydroxybutyrate
- Hallucinogens
- Heroin
- Inhalants
- LSD
- Methadone
- Mixture of Multiple Drugs
- Naturally Occurring Hallucinogens
- Nitrazepam
- Opiates
- Oxazepam
- Phencyclidine (PCP)
- Stimulants
- Temazepam
- Tobacco
In its raw form alcohol is a very strong and unique smelling, colourless, volatile liquid formed by the process of fermentation.
It is the key ingredient in alcoholic beverages including whiskey, vodka, beer and wine.
Alcohol is commonly refered to as:
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Any of a group of drugs that stimulate the central nervous system. Amphetamines are used in the treatment of certain neurological conditions, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. These drugs are considered highly addictive.
Amphetamines are also refered to as:
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A drug that reduces or eliminates pain, these drugs are commonly pharmaceuticals.
Analgesics are also refered to as:
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A class of chemically related central nervous system (CNS) depressant, sedative/hypnotic drugs, derivative of barbituric acid.
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Minor tranquillisers. Depressant – any sedative-hypnotic drug primarily for use in the treatment of anxiety. A general term that covers prescription drugs in the benzodiazepine class.
Benzodiazepines are commonly refered to as:
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Cannabis is a drug that comes from Indian hemp plants such as Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica. The active chemical in cannabis is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinoll). Cannabis is a depressant drug. Depressants do not necessarily make the person feel depressed. Rather, they affect the central nervous system by slowing down the messages going between the brain and the body.
Cannabis is commonly refered to as:
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A narcotic that is considered a hard drug, a highly addictive colourless or white crystalline alkaloid extracted from coca leaves.
Cocaine is also refered to as:
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Ecstasy is the street name for a range of drugs including, or similar in chemical structure to MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine). Some of these include MDA, MDEA and PMA. Ecstasy belongs to the family of synthetic drugs known as phenethylamines. Ecstasy tablets may contain varying mixtures of MDMA and related drugs (including amphetamine) as well as other substances.
Ecstasy is also refered to as:
| Adam | Hug Drug |
| Big Brown | Love |
| Disco | Love Drug |
| Disco Biscuits | MDMA |
| Doves | Methylenedioxymethamphetamine |
| E | New Yorkers |
| Ease | Ones |
| Eccies | Orbit |
| Eccy | Pink Doves |
| Echo | Pink Studs |
| Eckies | Psychedelic Speed |
| Ecstasy | Special K - for Ecstasy containing Ketamine |
| Ecstasy-MDMA | White Dove |
| Eggs | Whizz Bombs |
| Es | X |
| Fantasia | XTC |
| Grey Biscuits | Yellow Callies |
| Hamburgers |
To view the Drug Fact Sheets (in Adobe PDF format) click on a title below.
If you do not have Acrobat Reader it can be downloaded from this link: Adobe Reader
A sedative used both as a sleep-aid and as a recreational intoxicant.
Gamma-Hydroxybutryrate is also refered to as:
| G |
| Georgia Home Boy |
| GHB |
| Grievous Bodily Harm |
| Liquid Ecstasy |
Hallucinogens are also refered to as:
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A narcotic that is considered a hard drug, a highly addictive morphine derivative classified under opiates.
Heroin is also refered to as:
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Inhalants are a range of products that produce vapours which, when inhaled, may cause a person to feel intoxicated or "high". Inhalants are "depressants", which means that they slow down the activity of the brain and central nervous system. As a result, the messages going between the brain and the body are slowed down.
Inhalants are also refered to as:
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A powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid. Hallucinogenic drugs, also known as "psychedelics", are drugs that change the way a person perceives the world. Hallucinogens affect all the senses, altering a person's thinking, sense of time and emotions.
LSD is also referred to as:
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A potent synthetic narcotic drug that is less addictive than morphine or heroin and is used as a substitute for these drugs in addiction treatment programs.
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A natural drug or chemical that causes a person to have hallucinations.
Naturally occurring hallucinogens are also referred to as:
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A powerful hypnotic drug which possesses strong sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.
Nitrazepam is commonly refered to as:
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Any non-synthetic opioid – a substance derived from the opium poppy, for example morphine,
heroin, and codeine.
heroin, and codeine.
Opiates are also refered to as:
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A benzodiazepine used in the management of anxiety, insomnia, and alcohol withdrawal.
Oxazepam is commonly refered to as:
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Psychoactive drug producing depressant, stimulant, analgesic and hallucinogenic effects. Hallucinogenic drugs, also known as "psychedelics", are drugs that change the way a person perceives the world. Hallucinogens affect all the senses, altering a person's thinking, sense of time and emotions.
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An agent, especially a drug, that causes increased activity, especially of the nervous or cardiovascular systems. Caffeine is a commonly used stimulant.
Stimulants are commonly refered to as:
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A benzodiazepine sedative primarily used to relieve insomnia.
Temazepam is commonly refered to as:
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Comes from the leaves of the tobacco plant, which contain nicotine. Nicotine is a stimulant drug. Stimulant drugs
act on the central nervous system to speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
Tobacco is commonly refered to as:
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