| Type | What is it called? | What does it look like? | How is it used? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbiturates | Downers Barbs Blue Devils Red Devils Yellow Jacket Yellows Nembutal Seconal Amytal Tuinals | Red, yellow, blue, or red and blue capsules | Taken orally |
| Methaqualone | Quaaludes Ludes Sopors | Tablets | Taken orally |
| Tranquilizers | Valium Librium Equanil Miltown Serax Tranxene | Tablets Capsules | Taken orally |
HALLUCINOGENS
Effects
Phencyhdine (PCP) interrupts the functions of the neocortex, the section of the brain that controls the intellect and keeps instincts in check. Because the drug blocks pain receptors, violent PCP episodes may result in self-inflicted injuries.
The effects of PCP vary, but users frequently report a sense of distance and estrangement. Time and body movement are slowed down. Muscular coordination worsens and senses are dulled. Speech is blocked and incoherent.
Chronic users of PCP report persistent memory problems and speech difficulties. Some of these effects may last 6 months to a year following prolonged daily use. Mood disorders—depression, anxiety, and violent behavior—also occur in later stages of chronic use, users often exhibit paranoid and violent behavior and experience hallucinations.
Large doses may produce convulsions and coma, heart and lung failure, or ruptured blood vessels in the brain.
Lysergic acid (LSD), mescaline, and psilocybin cause illusions and hallucinations. The physical effects may include dilated pupils, elevated body temperature, increased heart rate and blood pressure, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, and tremors.
Sensations and feelings may change rapidly. It is common to have a bad psychological reaction to LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin. The user may experience panic, confusion, suspicion, anxiety, and loss of control. Delayed effects, or flashbacks, can occur even after use has ceased.
| Type | What is it called? | What does it look like? | How is it used? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phencychdine | PCP Angel Dust Loveboat Lovely Hog Killer Weed | Liquid Capsules White crystalline powder Pills | Taken orally Injected Smoked—can be sprayed on cigarettes, parsley, and marijuana |
| Lysergic Acid Diethylamide | LSD Acid Green or Red Dragon White Lightning Blue Heaven Sugar Cubes Microdot | Brightly colored tablets Impregnated blotter paper Thin squares of gelatin Clear liquid | Taken orally Licked off paper Gelatin and liquid can be put in the eyes |
| Mescaline and Peyote | Mesc Buttons Cactus | Hard brown discs Tablets Capsules | Discs—chewed, swallowed, or smoked Tablets and capsules— taken orally |
| Psilocybin | Magic mushrooms Mushrooms | Fresh or dried mushroom | Chewed and swallowed |