In 06 these drugs were responsible for 40% of all deaths, was higher for males ranging in age between 35-54

There were often other drugs involved in the overdose; benzodiazepines, Vicodin, OxyContin, fentanyl.

The deaths are often accidental overdose and because of being given the wrong drug.

Overall it is estimated that twice as many people died over 3yrs as a result of medication overdoses than automobile related deaths in 16 states.

There is no information accumulated for the past year but what we have so far is still quite staggering.

It is said that to reduce the chances of back pain the best thing to do is to alternate between sitting and standing.

People of all shapes and sizes suffer from back pain but being overweight will aggravate back pain.

If you are prone to have a weak back you might want to avoid lifting heavy objects but if not doing it the right way (squat close to the object with a straight back and be The right kind of exercise will help with back pain and often a doctor can aid in this assessment.

sure your head is up.) should not be a problem. Be sure the object is not too heavy for you.

Not everyone suffers form back pain as a result of injury there are disorders and genetic diseases that cause the pain.

Back Strain; to rest until the pain goes away is good but not in bed it may add to the pain.

Also people with low weight i.e. those with anorexia will often suffer from bone loss, and or crushed vertebrae.

The alternative therapies that are often helpful for back pain are chiropractic, massage and acupuncture but this will be determined by you and your MD.

The star of “Smokey and the Bandit,” “Deliverance” and “Boogie Nights” began struggling after recent back surgery and “realized that he was in the prison of prescription pain pills,” his manager Erik Kritzer said in a statement.

Kritzer said in a later e-mail message he did not know when Reynolds entered or left the Hanley Center in West Palm Beach. The facility’s management declined comment, citing patient confidentiality.

Kritzer said Reynolds, 73, hopes his story will help others in similar situations and that they won’t try to solve the problem by themselves. The actor lives in Hobe Sound, a wealthy beachside community north of Palm Beach County.

In the 1980s, Reynold’s career was nearly destroyed when an injury and prescription drug abuse led to false rumors that he was infected with the AIDS virus. He hurt his jaw making the 1984 comedy “City Heat” with Clint Eastwood. Barely able to eat, he lost 50 pounds and looked ill and emaciated.

“For two years I couldn’t get a job,” Reynolds told the AP in 1990. “I had to take five physicals to get a job. I had to take the pictures that were offered to me. I did action pictures because I was trying to prove that I was well.”

He was diagnosed with temporomandibular joint disorder, which affects the area that connects the jaw to the skull and can result in significant pain. Reynolds then confessed to a reliance on the sleeping aid Halcion.

He eventually regained his health and his career, first in the TV series “Evening Shade” and then as the porn movie impresario Jack Horner in the 1997 hit movie “Boogie Nights.” He was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe for best supporting actor.

Teens misusing the medications required for ADHD. This statistic was taken from the Washington post on August 24, 2009.

In Cincinnati researcher from the Children’s Hospital there found that approximately the number of poison control calls rose to 581. prior to this it was at 330 calls in 2005. The prescriptions that were written rose an estimated 86% during this time frame for youth between the ages of 10 and 19. Of the 330 calls there were 4 fatalities and it was not fully discovered what the breakdown was between misuse of their own drugs and those obtained from another source. Please remember speak with your healthcare

provider if you are having trouble with your medications.

In the study, pain patients taking both methadone and morphine both had hyperalgesia, which is an exaggerated response to pain. Hyperalgesia is one of the key features of fibromyalgia.

Opiate-containing painkillers, such as Vicodin (hydrocodone) or Percocet (oxycodone), are ineffective for many people with fibromyalgia. However, they are effective pain treatments for some people with the condition.

A) Dilaudid is an analgesic narcotic with an addiction liability similar to that of morphine. It is apparent within 15 minutes and remains in effect for more than 5 hours. Dilaudid is approximately 8 times more potent on a milligram basis than morphine. Often called “drug store heroin” on the streets.

Q) How is Dilaudid used?

A) Dilaudid is used in: ampuls (sterile solution) , intravenously, oral liquid, tablets, and suppositories.

Q) What are the side effects of Dilaudid?

A) It inhibits ascending pain pathways in Central Nervous System. Dilaudid alco increases the pain threshold and alters pain perception.

• nausea
• vomiting
• dizziness
• somnolence
• anorexia
• constipation
• pain at the injection site
• local tissue irritation
• Hallucinations
• itching or skin rash
• increased sweating,
• agitation

Q) What are the symptoms of overdose?

A)

• respiratory depression
• stupor
• coma
• skeletal muscle flaccidity
• cold and clammy skin
• hypertension
• circulatory collapse
• cardiac arrest

Q) What is Dilaudid addiction?

A) Prescription pill addiction is common place in today’s society and can happen to anyone. The addict will start out with a legitimate ailment and become dependent on the drug prescribed. When addicted users are unable to get legitimate prescriptions they resort to what is called doctor shopping. The addict will see many doctors and pretend to be sick to obtain their drug of choice. Sometimes addicts get addicted by someone turning them onto a prescription drug and they end up liking it. Some pills are psychologically dependent and some physically. Drug enforcement officers seize street pills like valium, zanex, percocet, darvocet, which are popular depressants. Stimulants like fastin, ritalin, dexedrine are also obtained for illicit use. The elderly are targets for prescription theft. Health care workers or family members might obtain pills by this method. Prescription pill sales on the street are more expensive than other illicit drugs. Pills depending on their type can sell for $2 to $10 a piece. Pills like Dilaudid are very expensive selling for $50 to $60 dollars a piece on the street.

Addiction is a major risk with prolonged use (over 2-3 weeks) of narcotics. Even moderate doses of some narcotics can result in a fatal overdose. When increasing doses of narcotics, the person may first feel restless and nauseous and then progress to loss of consciousness and abnormal breathing. Other risks include withdrawal symptoms that may last for months.

What type of drug is it? 
Alcohol is a depressant.

What does it look like? 
Alcohol is used in liquid form. 

How is it used? 
Alcohol is drunk. 

What are its short-term effects?

• constricted peripheral blood vessels
• dilated pupils
• increased temperature, heart rate, blood pressure
• insomnia, nausea, vomiting
• loss of appetite
• dizziness, slurred speech
• feelings of restlessness
• irritability, anxiety
• depression, fatigue

What are its long-term effects?

• addiction
• aggressive paranoid behavior, severe anxiety
• depression
• ulceration of mucous membrane of nose (when vapors are snorted)
• permanent damage to liver and brain

AMPHETAMINES - Bennies, Crank, Go Fast, Speed, Uppers, Ups

What is it?
An amphetamine is a drug that is a stimulant to the central nervous system.

What does it look like?
Amphetamines are taken in tablet and pill form.

How is it used?
Amphetamines are colorless and may be inhaled, injected, or swallowed.

What are its short-term effects?
Short-term effects include increased talkativeness, increased aggressiveness, increased breathing rate, increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, reduced appetite, dilated pupils, visual hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, compulsive, repetitive action. Other effects of large does can include fever and sweating, dry mouth, headache, paleness, blurred vision, dizziness, irregular heartbeat, tremors, loss of coordination, collapse.

What are its long-term effects?
Possible long-term effects include tolerance and dependence, violence and aggression, malnutrition due to suppression of appetite. Amphetamines can be addictive.

COCAINE - Cocaine: Big C, Blow, Coke, Flake, Lady, Nose candy, Snow, Snowbirds, White Crack, Freebase, Rock

What is it? 
Cocaine is a drug extracted from the leaves of the coca plant. It is a potent brain stimulant and one of the most powerfully addictive drugs.

What does it look like?
Cocaine is distributed on the street in two main forms: cocaine hydrochloride is a white crystalline powder and “crack” is cocaine hydrochloride that has been processed with ammonia or sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and water into a freebase cocaine – chips, chunks, or rocks. How is it used?

Cocaine can be snorted or dissolved in water and injected. Crack can be smoked. What are its short-term effects?
Short-term effects of cocaine include constricted peripheral blood vessels, dilated pupils, increased temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, insomnia, loss of appetite, feelings of restlessness, irritability, and anxiety. Duration of cocaine’s immediate euphoric effects, which include energy, reduced fatigue, and mental clarity, depends on how it is used. The faster the absorption, the more intense the high. However, the faster the absorption, the shorter the high lasts. The high from snorting may last 15 to 30 minutes, while that from smoking may last 5 to 10 minutes. Cocaine’s effects are short lived, and once the drug leaves the brain, the user experiences a “coke crash” that includes depression, irritability, and fatigue. What are its long-term effects?

High doses of cocaine and/or prolonged use can trigger paranoia. Smoking crack cocaine can produce a particularly aggressive paranoid behavior in users. When addicted individuals stop using cocaine, they often become depressed. Prolonged cocaine snorting can result in ulceration of the mucous membrane of the nose.

DMT - The Substance: Dimitri, Business Man’s Special

What is it?
DMT is a powerful, visual psychedelic which produces short-acting effects when smoked. It is used orally in combination with an MAOI, as in ayahuasca brews. It is naturally produced in the human brain and by many plants.

What does it look like?
DMT crystal-like powdered substance that sometimes comes in large rock-like chunks.

How is it used?
DMT is smoked, injected, snorted, or swallowed (when taken with an MAOI such as haramaline)

What are its effects?

• immersive experiences
• intense open eye visuals and kaleidescopic patterning
• powerful “rushing” of sensation
• radical perspective shifting
• change in perception of time
• auditory hallucination (buzzing)
• colorshifting (for example red green and gold coloring to the whole world)
• overly-intense experiences
• hard on the lungs to smoke
• slight stomach discomfort
• difficulty integrating experiences
• overwhelming fear

DEXTROMETHORPAN - DXM is a widely available over-the-counter cough suppressant. When taken far above its standard medical dosage, it is a strong dissociative used primarily by teens.

Can also be a central nervous system depressant. Dextromethorphan is a synthetic drug chemically similar to morphine, was approved by the FDA as a cough suppressant in 1954. Drug manufacturers developed and began putting it in cough syrups in the 1970s as a suppressant that would be less addictive and have fewer side effects that the narcotic, codeine.

When used at the recommended doses, it is a very effective cough suppressant. When taken at much higher doses, however, it acts as a disassociative anesthetic, similar to PCP and ketamine. At these high doses, DXM is also a central nervous system depressant. DXM is often used in combination with other drugs such as marijuana, ecstasy, or alcohol, which only increase the dangerous physiological effects.

Poison control experts point to a four-fold increase in abuse cases since 2000, mostly involving school-aged youth and young adults, particularly among those who are part of the dance club or “rave” scene. Intoxication comes from swallowing large doses of the cough syrup, known as “robo-dosing” or “robo-tripping” or taking hands full of cough suppressant pills, sometimes called “skittles” (because of an appearance similar to the popular fruit candy). Those who use the cough syrup to get high are sometimes called “syrup heads.”

The drug creates a depressant effect, as well as a mild hallucinogenic effect, and is often used as an alternative to ecstasy. According to addiction experts, cough syrup’s inexpensive price and easy availability is attracting adolescents.

ECSTASY - Street terms for MDMA/Ecstasy: XTC, go, X, Adam, hug drug, E

What does Ecstasy look like?
Ecstasy is distributed in tablet form. Individual tablets are often imprinted with graphic designs or commercial logos, and typically contain 100 mg of MDMA.

How is Ecstasy used?
Ecstasy is usually ingested in tablet form, but can also be crushed and snorted, injected, or used in suppository form.

Who uses Ecstasy?
In 2000, more than 6.4 million people age 12 and older reported that they have used Ecstasy at least once in their lives. Ecstasy is popular among middle-class adolescents and young adults. Ecstasy is sold primarily at legitimate nightclubs and bars, at underground nightclubs sometimes called “acid houses,” or at all-night parties known as “raves.”

How does Ecstasy get to the United States?
The vast majority of Ecstasy consumed domestically is produced in Europe. A limited number of Ecstasy laboratories operate in the United States. Law enforcement seized 17 clandestine Ecstasy laboratories in the United States in 2001 compared to 7 seized in 2000.

How much does Ecstasy cost?
It costs as little as 25 to 50 cents to manufacture an Ecstasy tablet in Europe, but the street value of that same Ecstasy tablet can be as high as $40, with a tablet typically selling for between $20 and $30.

What are some of the consequences of using Ecstasy?
In addition to chemical stimulation, the drug reportedly suppresses the need to eat, drink, or sleep.

• When taken at raves, where all-night dancing usually occurs, the drug often leads to severe dehydration and heat stroke in the user since it has the effect of “short-circuiting” the body’s temperature signals to the brain.
• An Ecstasy overdose is characterized by a rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure, faintness, muscle cramping, panic attacks, and, in more severe cases, loss of consciousness or seizures. One of the side effects of the drug is jaw muscle tension and teeth grinding. As a consequence, Ecstasy users will often suck on pacifiers to help relieve the tension.
• Ecstasy may cause hyperthermia, muscle breakdown, seizures, stroke, kidney and cardiovascular system failure, possible permanent damage to sections of brain critical to thought and memory, and death.

FOXY / AMT - Foxy Methoxy, 5-MeO-DIPT, alpha-methyltryptamine, fake Ecstasy

What type of drug is it?
Foxy and AMT are hallucinogens.

What does it look like?
Foxy and AMT come in tablets and capsule form, and often are passed off as Ecstasy. Foxy tablets are usually purple or red with an embossed spider or alien head (as pictured).

How is it used?
Swallowed.

What are its short-term effects?

• hallucinations, visual and auditory disturbances or distortions
• euphoria, “feelings of love”
• dilated pupils
• emotional distress
• nausea, vomiting
• diarrhea

GHB - Street Names: Liquid Ecstasy, Scoop, Easy Lay, Georgia Home Boy, G rievous Bodily Harm, Liquid X, and Goop.

What are the different forms of GHB?
An odorless, colorless liquid form, White powder material

How is GHB used?
Usually ingested in a liquid mixture; most commonly mixed with alcohol.

Who uses GHB?
GHB has become popular among teens and young adults at dance clubs and “raves.” Body builders sometimes use GHB for its alleged anabolic effects.

How does GHB get to the United States?
Because the drug is easy to synthesize and manufacture, local operators usually handle distribution.

How much does GHB cost?
GHB is usually sold by the capful, and sells for $5 to $25 per cap.

What are some consequences of GHB use?

• In lower doses, GHB causes drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, and visual disturbances.
• At higher dosages, unconsciousness, seizures, severe respiratory depression, and coma can occur.
• Overdoses usually require emergency room treatment, including intensive care for respiratory depression and coma.
• As of November 2000, DEA documented 71 GHB-related deaths.
• GHB has been used in the commission of sexual assaults because it renders the victim incapable of resisting, and may cause memory problems that could complicate case prosecution.

HEROIN - Street terms for heroin: smack, thunder, hell dust, big H, nose drops

What does heroin look like?
Pure heroin is a white powder with a bitter taste. Most illicit heroin varies in color from white to dark brown. “Black tar” heroin is sticky like roofing tar or hard like coal, and its color may vary from dark brown to black.

How is heroin used?
Injecting, Smoking, Snorting.

Who uses heroin?
In the United States in 1999 there were 104,000 new heroin users. In 2000, approximately 1.2% of the population reported heroin use at least once in their lifetime.

How does heroin get to the United States?
The U.S. heroin market is supplied entirely from foreign sources of opium. Production occurs in South America, Mexico, Southeast Asia, and Southwest Asia.

How much does heroin cost?
Nationwide, in 2000, South American heroin ranged from $50,000 to $200,000 per kilogram. Southeast and Southwest Asian heroin ranged in price from $40,000 to $190,000 per kilogram. Wholesale-level prices for Mexican heroin were the lowest of any type, ranging from $13,200 to $175,000 per kilogram. The wide range in kilogram prices reflects variables such as buyer/seller relationships, quantities purchased, purchase frequencies, purity, and transportation costs.

What are some consequences of heroin use?

• One of the most significant effects of heroin use is addiction. Once tolerance happens, higher does become necessary to achieve the desired effect, and physical dependence develops.
• Chronic use may cause collapsed veins, infection of heart lining and valves, abscesses, liver disease, pulmonary complications, and various types of pneumonia.
• May cause depression of central nervous system, cloudy mental functioning, and slowed breathing to the point of respiratory failure.
• Heroin overdose may cause slow and shallow breathing, convulsions, coma, and possibly death.
• Users put themselves at risk for contracting HIV, hepatitis B and C, and other viruses.

INHALANTS - Nitrous oxide, whippets, laughing gas

What type of drug is it?
Inhalants aren’t drugs in the regular sense of the word. They are in the form of household products that are inhaled or sniffed by children to get high. There are hundreds of household products on the market today that can be misused as inhalants.

What does it look like?
Examples of products kids abuse to get high include model airplane glue, nail polish remover, cleaning fluids, hair spray, gasoline, the propellant in aerosol whipped cream, spray paint, fabric protector, air conditioner fluid (freon), cooking spray and correction fluid.

How is it used?
These products are sniffed, snorted, bagged (fumes inhaled from a plastic bag), or “huffed” (inhalant-soaked rag, sock, or roll of toilet paper in the mouth) to achieve a high. Inhalants are also sniffed directly from the container.

What are its short-term effects?

• intoxication
• loss of consciousness
• headache
• muscle weakness, fatigue, lack of coordination
• abdominal pain, nausea
• severe mood swings, violent behavior
• decrease or loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds
• numbness, tingling of the hands and feet
• hearing loss
• limb spasms

What are its long-term effects?

• hearing loss
• limb spasms
• decrease in heart, respiratory rates
• hepatitis or peripheral neuropathy
• central nervous system or brain damage
• blood oxygen depletion
• heart failure
• death

KETAMINE - Special K, vitamin K, new ecstasy, super-K, breakfast cereal, Ketalar, Ketaject, psychedelic heroin

What type of drug is it?
Ketamine hydrochloride is a central nervous system depressant and a rapid-acting general anesthetic. It has sedative-hypnotic, analgesic, and hallucinogenic properties.

What does it look like?
Ketamine is a white powder, similar to cocaine.

How is it used?
Normally found in liquid injectable form, it is converted into a powder and re-packaged in small ziplock bags or capsules. Ketamine is generally snorted but is sometimes sprinkled on tobacco or marijuana and smoked.

What are its short-term effects?

• visual distortions, delirium
• lost sense of time, sense and identity
• amnesia
• vomiting
• impaired motor function, convulsions
• potentially fatal respiratory problems

What are its long-term effects?

• addiction
• flashbacks, memory
• dysfunction
• possible development of psychotic illnesses (if vulnerable to drug)

LSD - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, acid, microdot, tabs, doses, trips, hits, sugar cubes

What type of drug is it?
LSD is the most common hallucinogen and is one of the most potent mood-changing chemicals.

What does it look like?
Colored tablets, blotter paper, clear liquid, and thin squares of gelatin.

How is it used?
LSD is taken orally and licked off blotter paper. Gelatin and liquid can be put in the eyes.

What are its short-term effects?

• dilated pupils
• higher body temperature
• increase heart rate, blood pressure
• sweating
• loss of appetite
• sleeplessness
• dry mouth
• tremors

What are its long-term effects?

• flashbacks
• chronic recurring hallucinations

METHAMPHETAMINE - Meth, speed, crank, crystal, ice, fire, croak, crypto, white cross, glass, chalk

What type of drug is it?
Methamphetamine is an addictive stimulant drug that strongly activates certain systems in the brain. Crystal meth is the smokable form of methamphetamine.

What does it look like?
Meth is a crystal-like powdered substance that sometimes comes in large rock-like chunks. Meth is usually white or slightly yellow, depending on the purity.

How is it used?
Methamphetamine can be taken orally, injected, snorted, or smoked.

What are its short-term effects?

• irritability, aggression
• anxiety, nervousness
• convulsions, hallucinations
• insomnia
• increased blood pressure
• loss of appetite

What are its long-term effects?

• addiction
• extreme paranoia, toxic psychosis
• hallucinations, convulsions
• repetitive behavior patterns
• delusions of parasites or insects under the skin
• stroke
• heart and blood vessel toxicity
• long-term damage to brain cells similar to that caused by strokes or Alzheimer’s disease

MUSHROOMS - Caps, magic mushrooms, shrooms, psilocybin, psilocin

What type of drug is it?
Certain types of naturally occurring mushrooms contain hallucinogenic chemicals—psilocybin and psilocin.

What does it look like?
Dried mushrooms.

How is it used?
Mushrooms can be eaten, brewed and consumed as tea.

What are its short-term effects?

• intoxication
• hallucinations
• increased blood pressure
• nausea
• distorted perceptions, nervous feeling, paranoia
• sweating

What are its long-term effects? Flashbacks

OXYCONTIN - killers, OC, OXY, oxycotton, hillbilly heroin, poor man’s heroin

What type of drug is it?
OxyContin (oxycodone HCI controlled-release) is the brand name for an opioid analgesic – a narcotic. Oxycodone is the narcotic ingredient found in Percocet (oxycodone and acetaminophen) and Percodan (oxycodone and aspirin). OxyContin is used to treat pain that is associated with arthritis, lower back conditions, injuries, and cancer.

What does it look like?
OxyContin is available in tablet form in 4 doses: 10, 20, 40, and 80mg.

How is it used?
As pain medication, OxyContin tablets are taken every 12 hours. Most pain medications must be taken every three to six hours. Oxycontin abusers remove the sustained-release coating to get a rush of euphoria similar to heroin. They chew the tabs, crush them for snorting, or boil the powder for injection.

What are its short-term effects?

• respiratory depression
• constipation
• nausea, vomiting
• sedation
• dizziness, weakness
• headache
• dry mouth
• sweating

What are its long-term effects?

• addiction
• cardiovascular damage
• liver, kidney disease
• arthritis
• greater risks for women during pregnancy

PCP - angel dust, embalming fluid, killer weed, rocket fuel, supergrass, ozone, peace pill, elephant tranquilizers, dust

What type of drug is it?
PCP, or phencyclidine, is a hallucinogen.

What does it look like?
In its pure form, it is a white crystalline powder that readily dissolves in water. However, most PCP on the illicit market contains a number of contaminates as a result of makeshift manufacturing, causing the color to range from tan to brown, and the consistency from powder to a gummy mass.

How is it used?
PCP turns up on the illicit drug market in a variety of tablets, capsules, and colored powders. It is normally used in one of three ways—snorted, smoked, or eaten. When it is smoked, PCP is often applied to a leafy material such as mint, parsley, oregano, tobacco or marijuana.

What are its short-term effects?

• slight rise in blood pressure, pulse rate, breathing rate
• sweating
• generalized numbness of the extremities
• muscular incoordination
• distinct changes in body awareness
• drop in blood pressure, pulse rate, respirations
• nausea, vomiting
• blurred vision
• drooling
• loss of balance, dizziness
• illusions, hallucinations
• symptoms of schizophrenia (delusions, mental turmoil, sensation of distance from one’s environment)
• inability to feel physical pain
• disorientation
• fear, panic, paranoia, anxiety
• aggressive behavior, violence

What are its long-term effects?

• memory loss
• speech difficulties
• weight loss
• loss of fine motor skills, short-term memory
• mood disorders, depression
• coma
• death

RITALIN - Kibbles and bits, speed, west coast, vitamin R, r-ball, smart drug

What type of drug is it?
Ritalin, the trade name for methylphenidate, is a medication prescribed for children with an abnormally high level of activity or with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and is also occasionally prescribed for treating narcolepsy. It stimulates the central nervous system, with effects similar to but less potent than amphetamines and more potent than caffeine.

What does it look like?
Ritalin is in pill or tablet form.

How is it used?
Many non-medical users crush the tablets and either snort the resulting powder, or dissolve it in water and “cook” it for intravenous injection.

What are its short-term effects?

• insomnia
• loss of appetite, weight loss
• nausea, vomiting
• dizziness, nervousness
• heart palpitations
• headache
• muscle twitching, tremors
• changes in heart rate, blood pressure
• skin rashes, itching
• abdominal pain
• digestive problems
• toxic psychosis, psychotic episodes
• drug dependence syndrome
• severe depression upon withdrawal

What are its long-term effects?

• malnutrition due to loss of appetite
• tremors, muscle twitching, convulsions
• fevers
• headache
• irregular heartbeat, respirations
• anxiety, paranoia
• restlessness
• hallucinations, delusions
• excessive repetition of movements and meaningless tasks
• sensation of bugs or worms crawling under skin (formication)

ROHYPNOL- Date rape drug, roach, roofies, forget pill, ruffies, rope, rophies, R2, rib, roofenol, la roche, rib

What type of drug is it?
Rohypnol is the brand name for a drug called Flunitrazepam, which is a powerful sedative.

What does it look like?
A small white tablet with no taste or odor when dissolved in a drink.

How is it used?
Rohypnol is swallowed as a pill, dissolved in a drink, or snorted. It can be used as a predatory drug, otherwise known as a “date rape” drug.

What are its short-term effects?

• sleepy, drunk feeling
• blackouts with complete loss of memory
• dizziness, disorientation
• nausea
• difficulty with motor movements and speaking

What are its long-term effects?

• physical addiction
• psychological addiction

SOMA / CARISOPRODOL - somas, DAN’s, D’s, Dance, DAN5513

What type of drug is it?
Carisoprodol (brand name: Soma) is a depressant; it is prescribed as a skeletal muscle relaxant to relieve pain from muscle injuries.

What does it look like?
Tablets in varying dosages.

How is it used?
Swallowed.

What are its short-term effects?

• drowsiness
• extreme weakness
• headache
• increased heart rate
• dizziness
• fever
• burning in the eyes, temporary loss of vision
• clumsiness, confusion
• nausea, vomiting
• impaired mental and physical abilities
• difficulty breathing

STEROIDS - Juice, rhoids

What type of drug is it?
Anabolic steroids are a group of powerful compounds closely related to the male sex hormone testosterone.

What does it look like?
Steroids come in tablets or liquid form.

How is it used?
Anabolic steroids are taken orally or injected, and athletes and other abusers take them typically in cycles of weeks or months, rather than continuously, in patterns called cycling.

What are its short-term effects?

• liver tumors
• jaundice
• fluid retention
• high blood pressure
• shrinking of testicles, reduced sperm count, infertility, baldness, development of breasts (in men)
• growth of facial hair, changes in or cessation of menstrual cycle, deepened voice (in women)
• paranoid jealousy, delusions
• impaired judgment stemming from feelings of invincibility
• depression, mood swings, extreme irritability
• acne

What are its long-term effects?

• liver cancer
• Cushing’s syndrome
• muscle wasting
• osteoporosis
• cataracts, glaucoma

TOBACCO - Cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chew, dip, smoke, butt, snuff, bone, coffin nail, cancer stick

What type of drug is it?
Tobacco is an agricultural crop.

What does it look like?
Brown cut up leaves.

How is it used?
Tobacco is usually smoked. Sometimes tobacco leaves are “dipped” or “chewed” so the nicotine is absorbed via the gums.

What are its short-term effects?

• increase in blood pressure, heart rate
• increase of blood flow from the heart
• narrowed arteries

What are its long-term effects?

• chronic lung disease
• coronary heart disease
• stroke
• cancer of the lungs, larynx, esophagus, mouth (smokeless tobacco, cigars)
• cancer of the bladder, cervix, pancreas, kidneys
• adverse birth outcomes in pregnant women

VALIUM - Diazepam, T-Quil

What type of drug is it?
Diazepam (valium) is a benzodiazepine anxiolytic used in the treatment of anxiety disorders, seizures, muscle spasms, and alcohol withdrawal. It is one of the best known benzodiazepines.

What does it look like?
Valium comes in pill form.

How is it used?
Valium is consumed orally.

What are its effects?

• drowsiness
• ataxia
• fatigue
• dizziness
• nausea
• blurred vision
• diplopia
• vertigo
• headache
• slurred speech
• tremors
• hypo-activity
• dysarthria
• euphoria
• impairment of memory
• confusion
• depression
• incontinence or urinary retention
• constipation
• skin rash
• generalized exfoliative dermatitis
• hypotension
• changes in libido.
• leukopenia
• jaundice
• hypersensitivity
• hyper-excited states
• anxiety
• excitement
• hallucinations
• increased muscle spasticity
• insomnia
• rage

VICODIN - Vike, vics, hydrocondone bitartrate, Watson-387

What type of drug is it?
Vicodin is a prescription pain reliever that contains hydrocodone (an opioid) and acetaminophen (more commonly known by the brand name Tylenol).

What does it look like?
Vicodin comes in pill form.

How is it used?
Vicodin is consumed orally.

What are its effects?

• dizziness
• nausea, vomiting
• mood changes
• anxiety, fear
• drowsiness
• skin rash
• decreased mental and physical abilities
• hearing loss
• slowed breathing

XANAX / ALPRAZOLAM - Zanies, Zans, Blue Footballs, Blues, Z bars,Zan Bars, Quad Bars, Totem poles, Tombstones, Xanax, Niravam, Zopax

What type of drug is it?
Alprazolam (Xanax) is a pharmaceutical sedative and CNS depressant which acts on the GABA receptor system. Alprazolam is widely prescribed in the U.S. for anxiety disorder, panic attacks, sleeplessness, and sometimes for short-term relief of extreme stress. It is classified as a benzodiazepine.

What does it look like?
Xanax comes in pill form.

How is it used?
Xanax is consumed orally.

What are its effects?

• drowsiness
• dizziness
• clumsiness
• loss of muscle coordination
• amnesia
• dry mouth
• headache
• vivid dreams
• changes in libido

www.chronic-pain-treatment.net ( chronic pain treatment info )

www.bayrecovery.com ( chronic pain treatment center )

www.johnhenely.wordpress.com ( John Henely’s chronic pain blog )

www.suboxone-doctors.com ( Information on Suboxone treatment)

www.youtube.com/bayrecovery( videos of patients who have gone through treatment at bay recovery center )

www.billbriggs.wordpress.com( William Briggs Chronic Pain Blog )

www.bayrecoveryintervention.com( Bay recovery intervention information )

www.oxycontinaddiction.wordpress.com( Oxycontin addiction and treatment info )

www.treatingfibromyalgia.wordpress.com( Fibromyalgia treatment information )

www.addictiontopainkiller.com( Pain Killer Addiction Information )

www.hydromorphoneaddiction.wordpress.com( Hydromorphone Addiction Information )

www.dilaudidaddiction.wordpress.com( Dilaudid addiction information )

www.brookintervention.wordpress.com( Brook from the television show Intervention’s blog )

www.michelleintervention.wordpress.com( Michelle from Intervention’s Blog )