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DRUGS?DRUGS?

CLASS A

Opium, cocaine, crack, ecstasy, heroin, LSD (acid), magic mushrooms

Possession: 7 years prison and/or a fine Possession with intent to supply: life imprisonment

CLASS B

Amphetamines, barbiturates,codeine

Possession: 5 years prison and/or a fine Possession with intent to supply: 14 years prison

CLASS C

Cannabis, anabolic steroids, tranquilizers, painkillers

Possession: 2 years Possession with intent to supply: 5 years and a fine

CLASSIFICATIONStimulants(uppers)

Depressants(downers)

Hallucino -genes

Analgesics

Cocaine Glues Cannabis Heroin

Crack Tranquillizers LSD

Ecstasy Alcohol Magic mushrooms

Amphetamine Ketamine

Anabolic steroids

COCAINE Coke, charlie, snow, C, crack

• white powder, which is snorted or injected

long-term users can become dependent on the way cocaine makes them feel, and experience withdrawal symptoms when without the drug

CRACK Rock, wash, freebase, gravel, stones

• small crystals the size of a raisin prepared of freebase cocaine

large repeated doses can lead to panic, even feelings of fear and suspicion (paranoia)

ECSTASY burgers, mitsubishi's, dolphins • tablets of

different shapes, size and colour (often white) which are swallowed

users often want to dance for hours

TRANQUILLISERS valium

• used to make the 'come down' from stimulants, and heroin withdrawal, less unpleasant

extremely dangerous in combination with alcohol

CANNABIS pot, hemp, grass, ganja

• leaves, stalks, seeds of dark grass

• can be rolled in a joint, smoked on its own in a special pipe, or cooked and eaten in food

• users feel relaxed, talkative and giggly

LSD acid, trips, dots

squares of paper, often with a picture on one side, which are sucked or swallowed

• effects are known as a 'trip' and usually start after 30-60 min. and last 8-12 hours

MAGIC MUSHROOMS shrooms

• these mushrooms are eaten raw, dried, cooked in food, or stewed into a tea

• similar effects to LSD

• fly agaric is more likely to cause feeling sick, vomiting

HEROIN Smack, brown, horse, gear, junk, H, jack • brownish or white

powder that is smoked, snorted or dissolved and injected

• sometimes the heroin is so pure that it may lead to overdose which can be fatal

Symptoms • constricted or dilated pupils • unusual outbreaks of temper • different values • deterioration of physical appearance • wearing sunglasses and long-sleeved

garments• unusual borrowing of money from

friends and parents • changes in school attendance, quality

of work and discipline • suspicious trips to storage rooms,

basements, restrooms

EMERGENCY!• Tense and

panicky

• Drowsy

• Dehydrated

• Unconscious

DEPENDENCE – ADDICTION – DEATH

• People use drugs for all sorts of reasons.

• Most of them become dependent and seriously damage their health.

• It means that they can’t cope with their lives!

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