Annual Trends in Other Illicit Drug-Related Episodes From the 1996 DAWN Survey, this tracks emergency room visits resulting from amphetamine use as well as other drugs. For other years, see the Drug Abuse Warning Network Homepage . Methamphetamine is closely related chemically to amphetamine, but the central nervous system effects of methamphetamine are greater. Both drugs have some medical uses, primarily in the treatment of obesity, but their therapeutic use is limited. Back to Information by Drug Designer Drugs Designer Drugs Defines a designer drug, lists some of the known drugs, and their effects as well as health hazards.
Ecstasy has similarities with both hallucinogens and amphetamines.
This description covers it's chemical makeup, how it affects humans, and potential problems with its use. Back to Information by Drug Inhalants General Information About Inhalants From the Center for Substance Abuse Research at the University of Maryland. Facts About Inhalants From the Addiction Research Foundation in Canada. Although people are exposed to volatile solvents and other inhalants in the home and in the workplace, many do not think of inhalable substances as drugs because most of them were never meant to be used in that way. Annual Trends in Heroin-Related Episodes From the 1996 DAWN Survey, this tracks emergency room visits resulting from heroin use.