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Protecting Children in Substance-Abusing Families
User Manual Series (1994)
Author(s): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kropenske, Howard, Breitenbach, Dembo, et al. |
| Year Published: 1994 |
Table 6 : Major Substances of Abuse
| Drug |
Paraphernalia |
Observable Effects of Use |
| Alcohol |
bottles and cans |
impaired coordination, staggered walk, bloodshot eyes, flushing, slurred speech |
| Cocaine |
small glass vials; foil, cellophane, or paper packets; triple beam scales
SNORTING: mirrors, razor blades, straws
INJECTING: syringes, needles, spoons, cotton, tourniquets
SMOKING: small glass or pottery vials, glass pipes, handrolled cigarettes |
increased alertness and energy, dilated pupils, rapid speech, tremors, sweating, runny or irritated nose, decreased appetite, weight loss, depression |
Amphetamines
Methamphetamine |
SWALLOWING: pill bottles, plastic bags, paper packets
SNORTING: plastic or paper packets, plastic bags, razor blades, mirrors, straws
INJECTING: plastic or paper packets, plastic bags, syringes, spoons, tourniquets, needles |
increased alertness, decreased appetite, weight loss, increased respiration and heart rate, dilated pupils, sweating, rash, insomnia, depression |
| Heroin |
foil or cellophane packets, rubber or plastic balloons folded into balls
INJECTING: needles, cotton, matches, spoons or bottle caps, tourniquets
SNORTING: razor blades, straws, pipes |
needle marks, slurred speech, slow gait, sleepy appearance, constricted pupils, decreased pulse and respiration rate |
| Sedatives |
pill bottles, plastic bags |
impaired judgment, staggered gait, drowsiness, slurred speech, dilated pupils, shallow breathing, weak and rapid pulse |
| Phencyclidine (PCP) |
tablets, pills, or gelatin capsules; dark-colored cigarettes, paper or cellophane packets, clear liquid in small glass vials |
drowsiness, excitement, slurred speech, muscle rigidity, unusual eye movements, exaggerated gait, sweating |
| Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) |
small paper squares, vials, tablets or capsules in plastic bags |
dilated pupils, elevated body temperature, anxiety, confusion, disoriented sense of direction, distance, and time |
| Mushrooms |
dried mushrooms, brownish powder |
dilated pupils, sweating, hyperventilation, tremors, rambling speech, hyperactivity, depression |
| Peyote |
brown disc-shaped dried cactus "buttons," brownish powder |
muscle tension, vomiting, dilated pupils, dizziness, chills, increased pulse, sweating, hallucinations |
| Mescaline |
aspirin-like pills or capsules |
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Marijuana
Hashish
Hashish Oil |
plastic bags, aluminum foil packets, "ZigZag" cigarette papers, handrolled cigarettes, wooden or clay pipes, waterfilled pipes, plastic bags, roach clips, decorative boxes, small vials |
restlessness, relaxation, bloodshot eyes, increased appetite, impaired coordination |
| Inhalants |
spray cans, glue containers, saturated cloths, ampules |
dilated pupils, runny nose, watery eyes, impaired coordination, slurred speech, headache, weight loss |
| Drug Group |
Drug |
Street Names |
Method of Use |
| Depressant |
Alcohol |
booze, liquor, juice, brew, beer, wine, product brand names |
swallowed in liquid form |
| Stimulants |
Cocaine |
coke, blow, white, snow, snort, flake, nose candy, toot, white lady, cane |
snorted or injected |
| crack, rock |
smoked |
| Amphetamines |
uppers, pep pills, bennies, dexies, black beauties |
swallowed in capsule, tablet, or pill form |
| Methamphetamine |
speed, meth, moth, crank, water, crystal, crystal meth, ice, ice cream, batu, shabu |
snorted, injected, or smoked |
| Narcotics |
Heroin |
smack, junk, horse, China white, Mexican brown, mud, black tar |
injected, snorted, or smoked |
| Sedatives |
Barbituates, Methaqualone, Choral hydrate, Glutethimide, Benzodiazepines |
barbs, downers, yellow jackets, yellows, red devils, blue devils, ludes, supers |
swallowed in capsules, tablet, or pill form, injected |
| Hallucinogens |
Phencyclidine (PCP) |
angel dust, crystal, supergrass, killer weed, KJ, sherms, embalming fluid, hog, rocket fuel |
snorted, injected, drunk, applied to leafy material and smoked, or swallowed in capsule, tablet, or pill form |
| Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) |
acid, blotter acid, microdot, cubees, purple haze, white lightning |
swallowed in tablet or capsule form, or placed into thin squares of gelatin, paper, sugar cubes, gum, candy, or crackers |
Mushrooms (Psilocybin/
Psilocyn) |
magic mushrooms, shrooms |
chewed, smoked, or ground and infused in hot water and drunk as tea |
| Peyote (Mescaline) |
STP |
chewed, swallowed in capsule or pill form, ground and infused in hot water and drunk as tea |
| Cannabis |
Marijuana |
grass, pot, weed, Acapulco gold, Colombian, ganja, smoke, sinsemilla |
smoked in handrolled cigarettes or pipes |
| Hashish |
hash |
| Hashish Oil |
hash oil |
| Inhalants |
Nitrous Oxide |
laughing gas, whippets |
inhaled or sniffed, sometimes using a paper bag, rag, gauze, or ampulse |
| Amyl Nitrate |
poppers, snappers |
| Butyl Nitrate |
rush, bolt, locker room, bullet, climax |
| Airplane Glue, Aerosol Sprays, Gasoline, Paint Thinner |
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