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A tour of the drug world

This is a basic cheat sheet of the various drugs and a quick summary of their effects. For a detailed over view I highly recommend the good drugs guide site

Cocaine Fine white powder. Usually snorted. Works as a local anaesthetic. The drug Novocaine is essentially cocaine. Like caffeine it stimulates the release of dopamine and inhibits the absorption of dopamine. Extremely addictive. Cocaine increases mental activity. Its an upper.

Crack Cocaine mixed with baking soda. Its a smokable version of cocaine. The name comes from the crackling sound made when lit.

Ecstacy (MDMA) white powder. usually pressed into pills. Makes people more emotionally open. warm intense feeling. It isnt physically or chemically addictive. It's emotionally addictive.

Heroin powerful, pain killing drug. member of the opiate family (other members include opium, codine, morphine). Generally administered intravenously. Chasing the dragon is heating heroin and inhaling the vapors.

LSD LSD is delivered soaked in blotters which are ingested. LSD degrades rapidly in air. It's not physcially addictive. But the psychological addiction is high.

Ketamine fast acting anaesthetic. Not physically addictive. Delivery is in powder, liquid and ck1 (cocaine, crack, ketamine)

amphetamines Synthetic stimulant similar to adrenaline. Known as a dance drug. Main forms are speed (trade name benzedrine), Dexedrine (Dexy's midnight runners) and the most potent meth. Uppers. Highly addictive. Higer doses are required as the body quickly adjusts to this drug.

Cannabis minor hallucinogen. downer. mildly addictive.