incentives 12-Step facilitation therapy Marijuana (Cannabis) Marijuana is made from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. The main psychoactive (mind-altering) chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. For more information, see the . Street Names Commercial Common Forms Common Ways Taken DEA Schedule Blunt, Bud, Dope, Ganja, Grass, Green, Herb, Joint, Mary Jane, Pot, Reefer, Sinsemilla, Skunk, Smoke, Trees, Weed; Hashish: Various brand names in states where the sale of marijuana is legal mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and/or flowers; resin (hashish) or sticky, black liquid (hash oil) Smoked, eaten (mixed in food or brewed as tea) I
Pain relievers with an origin similar to that of heroin. Opioids can cause euphoria and are often used nonmedically, leading to overdose deaths. For more information, see the Street Names Commercial Names Common Forms Common Ways DEA Schedule Captain Cody, Cody, Lean, Schoolboy, Sizzurp, Purple Drank With glutethimide:Doors & Fours, Loads, Pancakes and Syrup Codeine (various names) Tablet, capsule, liquid Injected, swallowed (often mixed with soda and flavorings) II, III, V Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, Tango and Cash, TNT Fentanyl (Actiq®,Duragesic®,Sublimaze®) Lozenge, sublingual tablet, film, buccal tablet Injected, smoked, snorted II Vike, Watson-387 Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeinone (Vicodin®, Lortab®, Lorcet®, and others) Capsule, liquid, tablet Swallowed, snorted, injected II D, Dillies, Footballs, Juice, Smack Hydromorphone (Dilaudid®) Liquid, suppository Injected, rectal II Demmies, Pain Killer Meperidine (Demerol®) Tablet, liquid Swallowed, snorted, injected II Amidone, Fizzies With MDMA: Methadone (Dolophine®, Methadose®) Tablet, dispersible Swallowed, injected II
Chocolate Chip Cookies tablet, liquid M, Miss Emma, Monkey, White Stuff Morphine (Duramorph®, Roxanol®) Tablet, liquid, capsule, suppository Injected, swallowed, smoked II, III O.C., Oxycet, Oxycotton, Oxy, Hillbilly Heroin, Percs Oxycodone (OxyContin®, Percodan®, Percocet®, and others) Capsule, liquid, tablet Swallowed, snorted, injected II Biscuits, Blue Heaven, Blues, Mrs. O, O Bomb, Octagons, Stop Signs Oxymorphone (Opana®) Tablet Swallowed, snorted, injected II Possible Health Effects Short-term Pain relief, drowsiness, nausea, constipation, euphoria, confusion, slowed breathing, death. Long-term Unknown. Other Issues Pregnancy: Miscarriage; low birth weight; neonatal abstinence
Barbs, Phennies, Red Birds, Reds, Tooies, Yellow Jackets, Yellows Barbiturates:pentobarbital (Nembutal®), phenobarbital (Luminal®) Pill, capsule, liquid Swallowed, injected II, III, IV Candy, Downers, Sleeping Pills, Tranks Benzodiazepines: alprazolam (Xanax®), chlorodiazepoxide (Limbitrol®), diazepam (Valium®), lorazepam (Ativan®), triazolam (Halicon®) Pill, capsule, liquid Swallowed, injected IV Forget-me Pill, Mexican Valium, R2, Roche, Roofies, Roofinol, Rope, Rophies Sleep Medications: eszopiclone (Lunesta®), zaleplon (Sonata®), zolpidem (Ambien®) Pill, capsule, liquid Swallowed, injected IV Possible Health Effects Short-term Drowsiness, slurred speech, poor concentration, confusion, dizziness, problems with movement and memory, lowered blood pressure, slowed breathing. Long-term Unknown. Issues Sleep medications are sometimes used as date rape drugs. Risk of HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases from shared needles.
Possible Health Effects Short-term Increased blood pressure, breathing, and heart rate. Long-term Greatly increased risk of cancer, especially lung cancer when smoked and oral cancers when chewed; chronic bronchitis; emphysema; heart disease; leukemia; cataracts; pneumonia. Other Issues Pregnancy: miscarriage, low birth weight, premature delivery, stillbirth, learning and behavior problems. In Combination with Alcohol Unknown. Withdrawal Symptoms Irritability, attention and sleep problems,