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Pharmaceutical Physical Withdrawal Duration Method Short & Long Effects of Drug & Street Names Dependence Symptoms Tolerance Of High Of Use Term Effects Overdose (hrs) NARCOTICS Heroin Diacetylmorphine, Injected, Horse, Smack High Watery eyes Yes 3-6 Sniffed, Euphoria Slow & Smoked shallow Morphine Duramorph, MS- Runny nose Oral, Smoked, Drowsiness breathing Contin, Roxanol, High Yes 3-6 Injected Oramorph SR Yawning Respiratory Clammy skin Codeine Tylenol w/codeine, depression Empirin Moderate Loss of Yes 3-6 Oral, Injected Pinpoint pupils w/codeine, appetite Constricted Robitussin A-C, pupils Convulsions Fiorinal w/codeine, Gooseflesh APAP w/codeine Nausea Respiratory Hydrocodone Tussionex, Lorcet, High Irritability Yes 3-6 Oral failure Vicodin, Hycodan Constipation Hydromorphone Dilaudid High Tremors Yes 3-6 Oral, Injected Coma Oxycodone Percodan, Pulmonary Percocet, Tylox, High Panic Yes 4-5 Oral edema Possible Roxicet, death Roxicodone Cramps Methadone Dolophine, & LAAM Methadose, High Diarrhea Yes 12-72 Oral, Injected Levo-alpha- acetylmethadol, Nausea Levomethadyl acetate Chills & Fentanyl Innovar, sweating Injected, & Analogs Sublimaze, High Yes 0.1-72 Transdermal Alfenta, Sufenta, Patch Duragesic Other Narcotics Percodan, Tylox Percocet, Opium, Low Yes Varies Oral, Injected Darvon, Talwin, To Buprenorphine, High Meperdine (Peth- idine), Demerol DEPRESSANTS Choral Hydrate Noctec, Somnos, Moderate Yes 5-8 Oral Felsules Anxiety Slurred Shallow Barbiturates Amytal, Florinal, speech respiration Nembutal, Tuinal, Moderate Insomnia Yes 1-16 Oral, Injected Seconal, to Disorientation Clammy skin Phenobarbital, High Tremors Pentobarbital, Drunken Dilated pupils Barbs Delirium behavior Benzodiazepines Ativan, Dalmane, Weak/rapid Diazepam, Xanax, Low Convulsions Yes 4-8 Oral, Injected Slow reflexes pulse Librium, Serax, Valium, Tranxene, Possible Impaired Coma Verstran, Versed, death memory, Halcion, Paxipam, judgement & Possible Restoril, coordination death Rohypnol, Roofies Glutethimide Doriden High Yes 4-8 Oral Alcohol/Ethanol Beer, Wine, Liquor High Yes Varies Oral Other Equanil, Miltown, Depressants Noludar, Placidyl, Moderate Yes 4-8 Oral Valmid, Methaqualone, GHB

(continued) Pharmaceutical Physical Withdrawal Duration Method Short & Long Effects of Drug & Street Names Dependence Symptoms Tolerance Of High Of Use Term Effects Overdose (hrs) STIMULANTS Cocaine Coke, Flake, Sniffed, Snow, Crack Possible Apathy Yes 1-2 Smoked, Increased Agitation Injected alertness Amphetamine/ Biphetamine, Long periods Increased body Methamphetamine Desoxyn, Possible of sleep Yes 2-4 Oral, Injected, Excitation temperature Dexedrine, Smoked Obetrol, Ice Irritability Euphoria Hallucinations Methylphenidate Ritalin Possible Yes 2-4 Oral, Injected, Depression Inhaled Increased Convulsions Other Stimulants Adipex, Didrex, pulse rate & Ionamin, Melfiat, Possible Disorientation Yes 2-4 Oral, Injected blood pressure Possible death Plegine, Captagon, Insomnia Sanorex, Tenuate, Loss of Tepanil, Prelu-2, appetite Preludin, Methcathinone, Psychosis Khat Nicotine Cigarettes, Smoked, Heart attack or Cigars, Chewing High Yes 0.2-0.4 Chewed, stroke Tobacco, Dip, Transdermal Snuff Patch CANNABIS (THC) Marijuana Pot, Acapulco Gold, Grass, Unknown Reports of Yes 2-4 Smoked, Oral Euphoria Fatigue Reefer, insomnia Sinsemilla, Thai Relaxed Paranoia Sticks, Weed, Hyperactivity inhibitions Blunts Possible Tetrahydro- THC, Marinol Unknown Decreased Yes 2-4 Smoked, Oral Increased psychosis cannabinol appetite appetite Hashish & Hashish Hash, Hash oil Unknown Yes 2-4 Smoked, Oral Disorientation Oil Irritability Disorientation HALLUCINOGENS LSD Acid, Microdot None Yes 8-12 Oral Mescaline & Mescal, Buttons, None Unknown Yes 8-12 Oral Illusions & Longer, more Peyote Cactus hallucinations intense “trip” Amphetamine 2, 5-DMA, STP, episodes Variants MDA, MDMA, Unknown Yes Varies Oral, Injected Altered Ecstasy, DOM, perceptions of Psychosis DOB time/distance Phencyclidine & PCE, PCPy, Possible death Analogs TCP,PCP, Hog, Unknown Yes Days Oral, Smoked Loveboat, Angel Dust Other Bufotenine, Hallucinogens Ibogaine, DMT, None Possible Varies Smoked, Oral, DET, Psilocybin, Injected, Psilocyn, Sniffed ‘shrooms INHALANTS Organic Solvents Gasoline, Lighter fluid, Spray Low Unknown Yes 0.1-1.0 Inhaled Poor motor Sudden death paint, Paint coordination thinners, Hair Brain, liver & spray, Nail polish Impaired vision kidney damage remover, & memory Degreasers, Glaucoma Cleaning fluid Lightheaded- Nitrites Amyl nitrite ness (poppers, Unknown Yes snappers) Drunken Butylnitrite (air behavior freshener) Nitrous Oxide Laughing gas, Whipped cream Unknown Unknown propellant

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