| Drug | AKA | Detection Period | Usual Methods of Administration | Medicinal Uses | Dependence | Possible Effects | Effects of Overdose | |||
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| OPIATES | ||||||||||
| Opium | Dover's Powder, Paregoric, Laudanum | 1-2 days | Oral, smoked | Analgesic, antidiarrheal | High | High | Euphoria, drowsiness, respiratory depression, constricted pupils, nausea | Slow and shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, possible death | ||
| Morphine | Morphine, Roxanol, Roxanol-SR | 1-2 days | Oral, smoked, injected | Analgesic | High | High | ||||
| Codeine | Tylenol w/Codeine, Empirin w/Codeine, Robitussin A-C, Florinal w/Codeine | 1-2 days | Oral, injected | Analgesic, antitussive | Moderate | Moderate | ||||
| Heroin | Diacelylmorphin, Horse, Smack, Dragon's Tail | 1-2 days | smoked, injected, sniffed | NONE | High | High | ||||
| Hydromorphine | Dilaudid | 1-2 days | oral, injected | Analgesic | High | High | ||||
| Meperidine | Demerol, Mepergan, Pethidine | 1-2 days | oral, injected | Analgesic | High | High | ||||
| Methadone | Dolophone, Methadone | 5-10 days | oral, injected | Analgesic | High | Moderate | ||||
| Oxycodone | Percodan, Percocet, Tylox | 8-24 hours | oral, injected | Analgesic | High | High | ||||
| Other Opiates | Numorphan, Tussionex, Fentanyl, Darvon, Lomotif, Talwin | 8-24 hours | oral, injected | Analgesic, antidiarrheal, antitussive | High-Low | High-Low | ||||
| DEPRESSANTS | ||||||||||
| Alcohol | Beer, Wine, Liquor | 6-10 hours | Oral | Antidote for methanol poisoning | High | High | Slurred speech, disorientation, drunken behavior, life-threatning withdrawal | Shallow respiration, clammy skin, dilated pupils, weak and rapid pulse, coma, possible death | ||
| Barbituates | Amytal, Butisol, Florinol, Nembutal, Seconal, Tuinal, Phenobarbital, Black Beauties | 2-10 days | Oral | Anesthetic, hypnotic, anticonvulsant, sedative | High | High | ||||
| Benzodizepines | Antivan, Dalmane, Diazepam, Librium, Xanax, Serax, Valium, Tranxene, Versed, Halcion, Paxipam, Restoril | 1-6 weeks | Oral | Anesthetic, hypnotic, anticonvulsant, sedative | High | High | ||||
| Methaqualone | Quaalude | 2 weeks | Oral | hypnotic, sedative | High | High | ||||
| Glutethimide | Doridon | 2 - 10 days | Oral | hypnotic, sedative | High | Moderate | ||||
| Other Depressants | Equanil,Miltown, Noludar, Placidyl, Soma, Chloral Hydrate | 2 - 7 days | Oral | hypnotic, sedative, antianxiety | Moderate | Moderate | ||||
| STIMULANTS | ||||||||||
| Cocaine | Coke, Flake, Snow, Crack | 2-4 days | Sniffed, injected, smoked | Local anesthetic | High | High | Increased alertness, excitation, euphoria, increased pulse rate, increased blood pressure, insomnia, loss of apetite, violence, mood swings | Agitation, increase in body temperature, hallucinations, convulsions, possible death | ||
| Amphetamines | Biphematine, Delcobase, Desoxyn, Dexedrine, Obetrol, Reds | 1-2 days | Oral, injected | Attention deficiency, narcolepsy, weight control | Moderate | High | ||||
| Phenmetrazine | Preludin | 1-2 days | Oral, injected | Weight control | Moderate | High | ||||
| Methylphenidate | Ritalin | 1-2 days | Oral, injected | Attention deficiency, narcolepsy | Possible | Moderate | ||||
| Nicotine | Cigarettes, Chewing Tobacco, Cigars | 2-4 days | Oral, sniffed, smoked | NONE | High | High | ||||
| Other Stimulants | Adipex, Cylert, Didrex, Ionamin, Plegine, Tenuate, Tepanil, Prelu-2 | 1-2 days | Oral, injected | Weight control | Moderate | High | ||||
| HALLUCINOGENS | ||||||||||
| LSD | Acid, Microdot | 6 hours | Oral | NONE | None | Low | Illusions and hallucinations, ppor perception of time and distance, euphoria, relaxed inhibitions, increased appetite, disoriented behavior | Longer more intense "trip" episodes, psychosis, fatigue, paranoia, possible death | ||
| Mescaline | Mesc, Buttons, Cactus, Peyote | 2-3 days | Oral | NONE | None | Moderate | ||||
| Amphetamine Variants | 2,5-DMA; PMA; STP; MDA; MDMA; TMA; DOM; DOB | 8-24 hours | Oral, injected | NONE | Unknown | Moderate | ||||
| Phencyclidine | PCP, Angel Dust, Hog | 2-8 days | Oral, injected, smoked | Anesthetic | Unknown | High | ||||
| Marijuana | Pot, Acapulco Gold, Grass, Thai Sticks, Reefer | 2 days - 5 weeks | Oral, smoked | NONE | Unknown | Moderate | ||||
| Tetrahydrocannabinol | THC, Marinol | 2 days - 5 weeks | Oral, smoked | Cancer chemotherapy antinauseant | Unknown | Moderate | ||||
| Hashish, Hashish Oil | Hash | 2 days - 5 weeks | Oral, smoked | NONE | Unknown | Moderate | ||||
| Other Hallucinogens | Bufotenine, Ibogaine, DMT, DET, Psilocybin, Psilocin, PCE, PCPy, TCP | 6 hours | Oral, smoked, injected, sniffed | NONE | None | Unknown | ||||