NARCOTICS
Effects
Narcotics initially produce a feeling of euphoria that often is followed by drowsiness, nausea, and vomiting. Users also may experience constricted pupils, watery eyes, and itching. An overdose may produce slow and shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and possibly death.
Tolerance to narcotics develops rapidly and dependence is likely. The use of contaminated syringes may result in diseases such as AIDS, endocarditis, and hepatitis. Addiction in pregnant women can lead to premature, stillborn, or addicted infants who experience severe withdrawal symptoms.
| Type | What is it called? | What does it look like? | How is it used? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heroin | Smack Horse Brown Sugar Junk Mud Big H Black Tar | Powder, white to dark brown Tar-like substance | Injected Inhaled through nasal passages Smoked |
| Methadone | Dolophine Methadose Amidone | Solution | Taken orally Injected |
| Codeine | Empirin compound with Codeine Tylenol withCodeine Codeine Codeine in cough medicines | Dark liquid varying in thickness Capsules Tablets | Taken orally Injected |
| Morphine | Pectoral syrup | White crystals Hypodermic tablets Injectable solutions | Injected Taken orally Smoked |
| Meperidine | Pethidine Demerol Mepergan | White powder Solution Tablets | Taken orally Injected |
| Opium | Paregoric Dover's Powder Parepectolin | Dark brown chunks Powder | Smoked Eaten |
| Other Narcotics | Percocet Percodan Tussionex Fentanyl Darvon Talwin Lomotil | Tablets Capsules Liquid | Taken orally Injected |
DESIGNER DRUGS
Effects
Illegal drugs are defined in terms of their chemical formulas. To circumvent these legal restrictions, underground chemists modify the molecular structure of certain illegal drugs to produce analogs known as designer drugs. These drugs can be several hundred times stronger than the drugs they are designed to imitate.
The narcotic analogs can cause symptoms such as those seen in Parkinson's disease—uncontrollable tremors, drooling, impaired speech, paralysis, and irreversible brain damage. Analogs of amphetamines and methamphetamines cause nausea, blurred vision, chills or sweating, and faintness. Psychological effects include anxiety, depression, and paranoia. As little as one dose can cause brain damage. The analogs of phencyclidine cause illusions, hallucinations, and impaired perception.
| Type | What is it called? | What does it look like? | How is it used? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analogs of Fentanyl (Narcotic) | Synthetic Heroin China White | White powder resembling heroin | Inhaled through nasal passages Injected |
| Analogs of Meperidine (Narcotic) | Synthetic Heroin MPTP (New Heroin) MPPP PEPAP | White powder | Inhaled through nasal passages Injected |
| Analogs of Amphetamines and Methamphetamines (Hallucinogens) | MDMA (Ecstasy, XTC, Adam, Essence) MDM STP PMA 2, 5-DMA TMA DOM DOB | White powder Tablets Capsules | Taken orally Injected Inhaled through nasal passages |
| Analogs of Phencyclidine (PCP) (Hallucinogens) | PCPy PCE TCP | White powder | Taken orally Injected Smoked |