Stimulants
CAFFEINE
Dangers: Causes osteoporosis, gastritis, heartburn, ulcer, cardiac arrest; alters brains electrical activity and dangerous to diabetes.
Narcotics
CODEINE
Street Name: Schoolboy
Dangers: Dependence to drugs and contribution of the alcohol content to the effect may be significant.
Stimulants
COCAINE
Street Names: Coke, crack, gold, dust, heaven’s dust, stardust, white girl
Dangers: Low dose may create psychological problems and overdose may cause delirium, convulsions, respiratory failure or death.
Narcotics
MORPHINE
Street Names: M, dreamer, emma, emsel, pulbos.
Dangers: Sensitivity to respiratory depressant effect until tolerance develops; psychic and physical dependence and tolerance develop readily.
Sedatives
Barbiturates
Street Names: Lily, bala, downers, yellow jackets, blue heavens.
Dangers: Sedation, coma, and death from respiratory failure; inattentiveness may cause unintentional repetitious administration to a toxic level and deaths from intentional and unintentional overdose.
Narcotics
HEROINE
Street Names: Blanco, brown, sugar, kabayo, kengkoy, gamot, matsakao, pulbos, sapsap, tinik.
Dangers: Dependence liability is high, dependence usually develops more rapidly and sensitivity to respiratory depressant effects.
Stimulants
SHABU (METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE)
Street Names: Poor man’s cocaine, “S”, shabs, ubas, siopao, ice
Danger: Paranoia may lead to violent and aggressive behavior.
Hallucinogens
LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)
Street Names: Lucy in the sky with diamonds, wedding bells, acid, white sugar, lightning cubes, brain eaters.
Dangers: Hallucinations lasting for days, repetitive psycho toxic episodes, causes an abnormal amount of breakage of chromosomes of the white blood cells and panic reactions to hallucinations have occasionally culminated in suicide.
Hallucinogens
PCP (Phencyclidine)
Street Names: Angel dust, crystal, super grass, killer joints, ozone, Wack, rocket fuel
Dangers: Increases rates of fetal loss, chromosome breakage, decreased fertility, death caused by accidents due to strange behavior, and insensitivity to pain of burning and disorientation.
Hallucinogens
MESCALINE
Street Names: Cactus, buttons, beans
Dangers: Mental changes, psychotic manifestations, suicidal or homicidal tendencies, and psychological dependence.
Hallucinogens
PSILOCYBIN
Street Names: Magic Mushroom
Dangers: Hallucinations, exhilaration or depressions which can lead to mental changes, psychotic manifestations, suicidal or homicidal tendencies.
Hallucinogen
MARIJUANA
Street Names: Mary Jane, Flower, Pampapogi, Brownies, Damo, Pot, Tea, Joint, Dope
Dangers: Slows down users mental and psychomotor activities; impairs thinking, reading comprehension and verbal skills; slows down reflexes, may lead to cancer and long term regular use may lead to psychological dependence.
Sedatives
ALCOHOL
Trade Names: Beer. Whisky, Gin, Brandy, Wine
Dangers: Addiction, cirrhosis, brain damage and obesity.
Stimulants
METHAMPHETAMINE
Street Names: Shaha, speed, splash
Danger: Excessive psycho toxic effects may lead to death and causes cardiovascular anomalies.
Stimulants
AMPHETAMINE
Street Names: Eye opener, lid poppers, pep pills, uppers, hearts
Danger: Strong dependence on pills, increases probability of overdose and violent bizarre behavior.
