Drug Name/ Class
| Commercial and/or Street Names | How is Taken | Intoxication Effects | Adverse Health Consequences |
MDMA
Stimulant | Adam, clarity, ecstasy, Eve, lover's speed, peace, STP, X, XTC | Swallowed | Increased heart rate, blood pressure, metabolism; feelings of exhilaration, energy, increased mental alertness; mild hallucinogenic effects, increased tactile sensitivity, empathic feelings
| Rapid or irregular heart beat; reduced appetite, weight loss, heart failure, nervousness, insomnia; impaired memory and learning, hyperthermia, cardiac toxicity, renal failure, liver toxicity |
Barbiturates
Depressant
| Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal, Phenobarbital; barbs, reds, red birds, phennies, tooies, yellows, yellow jackets | Swallowed, injected | Reduced anxiety; feeling of well-being; lowered inhibitions; slowed pulse and breathing; lowered blood pressure; poor concentration, sedation, drowsiness | Fatigue; confusion; impaired coordination, memory, judgment; depression, unusual excitement, fever, irritability, slurred speech, dizziness, life-threatening withdrawal;
respiratory depression and arrest, death
|
Benzodiazepines
Depressant
| Ativan, Halcion, Librium, Valium, Xanax; candy, downers, sleeping pills, tranks | Swallowed, injected | Reduced anxiety; feeling of well-being; lowered inhibitions; slowed pulse and breathing; lowered blood pressure; poor concentration, sedation, drowsiness | Fatigue; confusion; impaired coordination, memory, judgment; sedation, drowsiness; dizziness; respiratory depression and arrest, death |
Heroin
Narcotic (Opioid)
| Diacetyl-morphine; brown sugar, dope, H, horse, junk, skag, skunk, smack, white horse | Injected, snorted, smoked | Pain relief, euphoria, drowsiness, unsteady gait | Nausea, constipation, confusion, sedation, respiratory depression and arrest, tolerance, unconsciousness, coma, death |
