A drug is any substance (not food - though some would probably argue this) that when taken into the body alters its function or impacts on its functioning either physically, psychologically, mentally or emotionally.
Drug Types
Drugs are usually classified according to their effect on the central nervous system. There are 3 primary drug types:
- Stimulant (uppers) These speed you up. They increase central nervous system activity - faster heart rate, pulse and breathing. They can often cause anxiety and panic attacks for the user.
- Depressants (downers) These slow down your central nervous system and slow you down - slower movements, breathing and coordination. These drugs have the added risk of people overdosing from their breathing shutting down.
- Hallucinogens These alter your perceptions of reality - how it appears - on all the body's senses, such as sound, sight, touch, hearing and smell.
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Caffeine, often better known as coffee, is a stimulant.
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Cocaine is a stimulant. It makes you go fast, like speed does, however it also has different effects to speed.
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Ecstasy is a stimulant with the some hallucinogen qualities.
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Heroin is a depressant, a downer. It slows down the central nervous system activity.
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Hallucinogens change the way people see the world and everything in it.
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ICE is the purest form of speed - it is the same as speed, except for its purity.
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Inhalants are products and substances that you can inhale the vapours, gases, fumes from.
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Ketamine - full name - Ketamine Hydrochloride - is a dissociative anaesthetic...
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Marijuana (Cannabis) is a depressant – that is it slows your central nervous system down.
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This term refers to drugs that can be bought from the chemist, supermarkets and corner shops - these drugs do not need a prescription.
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These are some of the drugs often referred to as club drugs.
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This term refers to legal, prescription drugs - these can be accessed illegally, used illegally and sold illegally.
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Speed is the street name for the drugs covered under the general term amphetamines – this also covers methamphetamines.
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Anabolic steroids are derived from testosterone, the male hormone.
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Nicotine is the active drug in tobacco and is super addictive, dependence happens very quickly.
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