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| Drugs Categories | | Categories | Signs and symptoms | | Cannabinoids (marijuana and hashish) | • Loud, quick talking and bursts of laughter in early stages of intoxication
• Stuporous or sleepy in the later stages
• Forgetfulness in conversation
• Inflammation in whites of eyes; pupils unlikely to be dilated
• Odor similar to burnt rope on clothing or breath
• Tendency to drive slowly—below speed limit
• Tendency to overestimate time intervals | | Stimulants (cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamines) | • Dilated pupils
• Bad breath, frequent lip licking, dry mouth and nose
• Excessive activity, difficulty sitting still, lack of interest in food or sleep
• Feeling irritable, argumentative, nervous
• Tendency to talkativeness, but conversation often lacks continuity; changes subjects rapidly
• Runny nose, cold or chronic sinus/nasal problems, nose bleeds
• Using small spoons, razor blades, mirror, little bottles of white powder and plastic, glass or metal straws
| | Depressants (Xanax and Qualudes) | • Symptoms of alcohol intoxication with no alcohol odor on breath
• Lack of facial expression or animation
• Blunted affect
• Muscular dystrophy
• Slurred speech
• Nervousness, anxiety, stress | | Opiates (aka opioids and morphine derivatives, e.g., heroin, opium, Vicodin) | • Apathy, somnolence
• Constricted pupils fail to respond to light
• Redness and raw nostrils from inhaling heroin in power form
• Use or possession of paraphernalia, including syringes, bent spoons, bottle caps, eye droppers, rubber tubing, cotton and needles
• Circuitous speech
• Reduced sense of pain
• Sedation
• Depression
• Confusion
• Constipation
• Slowed breathing
• Needle marks (if injecting drugs) |
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