Substance awareness
Cannabis
Blow, puff, draw, weed, hash, pot, bush class c depressant £15 – 1/8th £22 - skunk Plant, where is it grown? 3 main types, herbal, resin, skunk smoked in spliffs, pipes, bongs, and buckets active ingredient THC, tetrahydrocannibinol stoned, relaxed, giggly, ‘munchies’,
paranoid, forgetful, lazy, hallucinations (skunk)
risks addiction to nicotine, burns, viruses, lung problems, mental health problems
Benzodiazepines
moggies, diazepam, mazzies, valium, vallied up
class c depressant 50p a tablet sleeping tablets illegal if not prescribed drunk like feeling, confident, energy to
start, drowsy, slurring speech, staggering, fall asleep
risks of overdose with alcohol, dependancy,
Heroin
smack, skag, brown, horse, gear class a depressant £10 a 0.2g bag heroin opium poppy smoked or injected painkiller, warm , safe, rush, feeling of well
being and calm risks of overdose, blood borne viruses,
dependancy, increased tolerance, dangers of injecting
Solvents
aerosols, glue depressant / hallucinogen glue – placed in bag vapours inhaled aerosols – butane gas, inhaled directly from
the can confidence, feel relaxed, calm, drowsy,
hallucinations, risks death, long term damage to brain,
liver, kidneys, loss of consciousness
Lysergic Acid (LSD)
trips, microdots, acid, dots class a £20 – 25 a tab hallucinogen liquid dropped onto squares of blotting paper placed on tongue and dissolved effects depend on mood, can speed up slow
down time, colour and objects may seem distorted, can last as long 24hrs
risks, can’t stop it once it starts, flashbacks, mental health problems
Magic Mushrooms
mushies class a hallucinogen £5 for a handful or free grow wild, can be eaten, brewed in tea, cooked
in food milder and shorted lived hallucinations, relaxed
and ‘spaced out’ risks can cause stomach problems, sickness
and diarrhoea, may take poisonous mushrooms
Amphetamine
amph, billy, uppers, whizz, speed, sulphate, phet class b £10 bag stimulant powder, bombed (swallowed in rizla) or injected speed up heart rate and breathing, suppresses
appetite, give energy, confident, stops need to sleep
risks depression, ‘comedown’, sleep deprivation, strain on heart, mental health problems, anxiety, sleep problems
Cocaine
c, charlie, coke, snow class a £10 a bag – 3 lines stimulant plant snorted sense of well being, alert, confident , cocky,
lasts 20 -30 minutes risks, need to re-dose, cost, damage to nose,
heart problems, tired, depressed, risk taking
Crack cocaine
rock, stone class a £10 – 15 a rock stimulant smoked made from powder cocaine intense shorter high, feeling of energy, reduced
appetite, can be used to bring user up from the down of other drugs
lung and heart problems, dependancy, nerve endings firing, skin picking, weight loss, general health poor, links to violence
Ecstasy
e, doves, mitsubishis, playstations class a stimulant 50p - £1 per tablet active ingredient -
methylenedioxymethamphetamine tablet swallowed feel alert, colours,sounds and emotions intensified,
make you dance all night risks not as pure, comedown may feel depressed and
tired, liver kidney problems, death from dehydrations or too much water salt depletion
Mephedrone
bubbles, drone, m-cat, miaow miaow class b stimulant / hallucinogen powder, snorted or injected energy, confident, euphoric high, buzz,
empathy with others, hallucinations risks, damage to nose, heart problems,
depression and mental health, paranoia, blue hands and feet, circulation problems
Emotional Health Practitioner
Substance Misuse Workers, (Youth Work,
& Social Work qualified,)
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