a colourless volatile flammable liquid which is produced by the natural fermentation of sugars and is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, spirits, and other drinks, and is also used as an industrial solvent and as fuel.
Barbiturates: pentobarbital (Nembutal ) Slang terms: Barbs, Dolls, Phennies, Red/BlueBirds, Tooties, Yellow Jackets, Yellows. Benzodiazepines: alprazolam (Xanax ), chlorodiazepoxide (Librium ), diazepam (Valium ), lorazepam (Ativan ), triazolam (Halicon) Slang terms: Benzos, Downers, Poles, Tranks, Totem Z-Bars, Vs, Yellow/Blue Zs, Zannies. Sleep Medications: eszopiclone (Lunesta ), zaleplon (Sonata ), zolpidem (Ambien ) Slang terms: Forget-me pill, Looney Bar, R2, Roche, TicTacs, Sleepeasy, Symphony, Zombie flip.
hydrochloride topical solution (low dose anesthetic used in certain medical procedures) Slang terms Blow, Bump, C, Coke, Crack, Dust, Flake, Nose Candy, Rock, Snow, Sneeze, Sniff, Toot, White Rock
Slang terms: Businessman’s Special, DMT, Dimitri
Slang terms: G, Gamma-oh, GEEB, Gina, Goop, Grievous Bodily Harm, Liquid Ecstasy, Liquid X, Scoop, Soap
All forms of household products including; Paint thinners or removers, degreasers, dry-cleaning fluids, gasoline, lighter fluids, correction fluids, permanent markers, electronics cleaners and freeze sprays, glue, spray paint, hair or deodorant sprays, fabric protector sprays, aerosol computer cleaning products, vegetable oil sprays, butane lighters, propane tanks, whipped cream aerosol containers, refrigerant gases, ether, chloroform, halothane, nitrous oxide, prescription nitrites. Slang terms: Air blast, Aimies, Bullets, Laughing gas, Moon gas, Oz, Poppers, Snappers, Snotballs, Toilet Water, Whippets, Whiteout
Slang terms: Cat Valium, K, Lady K, Special K, Vitamin
contains the psychoactive chemicals cathinone and cathine. Slang terms: Catha, Chat, Kat, Oat, poor man’s cocaine
Synthetic Cathinones (Bath Salts) – an emerging family of drugs containing one or more synthetic chemicals related to cathinone, a stimulant found naturally in the khat plant. Slang terms – Bath Blow, Bloom, Blue Silk, Bubbles, Cloud Nine, Cosmic Blast, Flakka, Ivory Wave, Lunar Wave, Salting, Scarface, Vanilla Sky, White Lightning, Wicked X
A hallucinogen manufactured from lysergic acid. Slang terms: Acid, Blotter, Boomers, Cid, Golden Dragon, Looney Tunes, Lucy Mae, Microdots, Tabs, Yellow Sunshine Psilocybin A hallucinogen in certain types of mushrooms – slang terms – Little Smoke, Magic Mushrooms, Purple Passion, Sacred Mush, Sewage Fruit, Shrooms, Zoomers
is made from the hemp plant. Slang terms: 420, Blunt, Bud, Doobie, Dope, Ganja, Grass, Green, Herb, Joint, Mary Jane, Pot, Reefer, Sinsemilla, Skunk, Smoke, Stinkweed, Trees, Weed and edibles i.e. space cookies. HASISH is pure sticky substances. Slang terms: Boom, Gangster, Hash, Hemp Concentrates: Budder, Crumble, Shatter, Wax
A synthetic, psychoactive drug that has similarities to both the stimulant amphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline. MDMA is an abbreviation of the scientific name 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine. Slang terms: Adam, E, X, XTC, Beans, Candy, Ebomb, Thizz, Love Drug, Molly, Rolls, Skittles, Sweets, Vitamin E or X.s
An extremely addictive stimulant amphetamine drug. Slang terms: Crank, Chalk, Crystal, Dunk, Gak, Ice, Meth, Pookie, Quartz, Rocket Fuel, Scooby Snax, Speed, Trash With cocaine: Croak, Shabu With MDMA: Hugs and Kisses, Party and Play (P&P)
Pain relievers with an origin similar to that of heroin. Prescription Opioids – Blonde, Blue Diamond, Snowflake, Humid, Jackpot, Murder 8, Tango and Cash, TNT, Methadone – Amidone, Biscuits, Fizzies , Jungle Juice, Maria, Wafer, Morphine – Dreamer, First Line, Joy Juice, Morpho, Miss Emma, Monkey, White Stuff, Mister Blue, Unkie, Prescription Codeine – slang terms Captain Cody, Coties, Schoolboy, Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeinone – slang terms – Vikes, Veeks, Idiot Pills, Scratch, 357s, Lemonade, Bananas, Dones, Droco, Lorries
Medications that increase alertness, attention, energy, blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing rate. Amphetamine (Adderall ) – slang terms – Addys, Bennies, Beans, Black Beauties, Crosses, Hearts, Ivy League Drug, Pep Pills, Speed, Uppers Methylphenidate (Concerta , Ritalin ) – slang terms – Diet Coke, JIF, Kiddie Coke, MPH, R-Ball, RPop, Skippy, Study Buddies , The Smart Drug, Vitamin R. Rohypnol (Flunitrazepam) – A benzodiazepine chemically similar to prescription sedatives such as Valium® and Xanax® that may be misused for its psychotropic effects – slang terms Circles, Date Rape Drug, Forget-Me Pill, La Rocha, Mind Eraser, Pingus, R2, Rib, Variations of: Roaches, Roapies, Rochas Dos, Roofies, Rope, Rophies, Rowie, Ruffies
Man-made substances used to treat conditions caused by low levels of steroid hormones in the body and misused to enhance athletic and sexual performance and physical appearance. Nandrolone (Oxandrin ) , oxandrolone (Anadrol), oxymetholone (Anadrol-50®), testosterone cypionate ( Depo-testosterone). Slang terms – Gear, Gym Candy, Juice, Pumpers, Roids, Stacking
a wide variety of herbal mixtures containing man-made cannabinoid chemicals related to THC in marijuana but often much stronger and more dangerous. Slang terms – Black Mamba, Bliss Fake Weed, Fire, Genie, K-2, Moon Rocks, Solar Flare, Skunk, Smacked, Spice, Yucatan, Zohai
Behavioral (Process) addictions
It is the compulsive nature of the behaviour that is often indicative of a behavioural addiction, or process addiction, in an individual. The compulsion to continually engage in an activity or behaviour despite the negative impact on the person’s ability to remain mentally and/or physically healthy and functional in the home and community.
Sex and love addiction used to describe any out of control sexual activity
refers to a person becoming emotionally dependent on pornography to the point that it interferes with their daily life, relationships, and ability to function.
Gambling addiction is the uncontrollable urge to keep gambling despite the toll it takes on your life.
Gaming addiction is compulsive or uncontrolled use of video games, in a way that causes problems in other areas of the person’s life
Internet addiction is characterized by excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges or behaviours regarding computer use and internet access that lead to impairment or distress.
lose control over their eating behavior and find themselves spending excessive amounts of time involved with food and overeating, or anticipating the emotional effects of compulsive overeating.
Exercise addiction is an unhealthy obsession with physical fitness and exercise. It’s often a result of body image disorders and eating disorders. Exercise addicts display traits similar to those of other addicts, which include: obsessing over the behavior. engaging in the behavior even though it’s causing physical harm.