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Drug Table
Commonly used drugs, their effects, and the dangers involved with using them.
Drug Addictive? Effects Dangers
Alcohol Yes Rowdy, abusive, withdrawn, depressed, sociable. Liver cancer, alcohol poisoning, doing things you wouldn't normally do.
Nitrous Oxide No Aural hallucinations, giggles, floating sensation. Can deprive your brain of oxygen causing damage to your brain.
Poppers No Heightened physical sensation, increased heartbeat and blood flow, euphoria. Suspected of causing a variety of cancers, inferior products may result in massive headaches, chemical burns to airways, kills brain cells.
Marijuana Unknown Calm, euphoria, drowsiness, paranoia. Can heighten mood for better or worse. May impair judgment, slow reflexes, can cause short-term memory loss.
Ecstasy Unknown Extreme feelings of friendliness, bliss, warmth. Dehydration can occur. Increases heart rate. Regular usage can lead to damage to the brain and memory loss.
LSD No Hallucinations, feelings of heightened perception. Hallucinations that might be scary - causing you to do things you normally wouldn't. Flashbacks.
Mushrooms No Hallucinations, feelings of heightened perception. Misidentified mushrooms can result in nausea, diarrhea, and/or death.
Cocaine Yes Feelings of invulnerability, confidence, heightened physical sensation, energy and drive. Can cause heart problems, seizures, and brief impotence.
Crystal Meth Yes Like cocaine but more harsh, may experience long erections and higher sex drive. Causes skin eruptions, diarrhea, bad body odor and with prolonged use, psychotic episodes.
Special K
(Ketamine)
May be physically and/or psychologically addictive. Feelings of floating, euphoria, disconnection of senses from body. May experience a "k-hole" in which movement is unappealing if not impossible. 1 gram could cause death.
Heroin Yes Calm, euphoria, drowsiness. Highly addictive, overdose, bad goods, or abuse can lead to death.
GHB No Relaxed, dizzy, sleepy. High doses can cause loss of consciousness, coma, slows breathing to a dangerous rate, especially dangerous when mixed with alcohol.

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