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| Ecstasy |
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| Methamphetamine |
| LSD |
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Controlled Substances
The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. The CSA is the legal basis by which the manufacture, importation, possession, and distribution of certain drugs are regulated by the federal government of the United States. The Act also served as the national implementing legislation for the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
The legislation created five Schedules (classifications), with varying qualifications for a drug to be included in each. Two federal departments, the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services (which includes the Food and Drug Administration) determine which drugs are added or removed from the various schedules, though the statute passed by Congress created the initial listing. Classification decisions are required to be made on the criteria of potential for abuse, accepted medical use in the United States, and potential for dependence.
Schedule I
Marijuana
Common Names:
Marijuana, Marihuana, Pot, Weed, Grass, Mary Jane, Blunt, Dope, Ganja, Herb, Joints, Reefer, Sinsemilla, Skunk,...
Effects, Classifications, and Potential Health Consequences:
Intoxicant, Stimulant, Psychedelic, Depressant, Euphoria, Slowed Thinking and Reaction Time, Confusion, Impaired Balance and Coordination / Cough, Frequent Respiratory Infections, Impaired Memory and Learning, Increased Heart Rate, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Tolerance, and Addictions
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Cannabis, a fast-growing bushy annual with dense sticky flowers, produces the psychoactive THC. It is the most widely used illegal psychoactive.
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Cocaine
Common Names:
Coke, Crack, Blow, Snow, Nose Candy, Bump, C, Candy, Charlie, Flake, Toot,...
Effects, Classifications, and Potential Health Consequences:
Euphoric Stimulant, Increased Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Metabolism, Feelings of Exhilaration, Energy, Increased Mental Alertness, Rapid or Irregular Heart Beat, Reduced Appetite, Weight Loss, Heart Failure, Nervousness, Insomnia, Increased Temperature, Chest Pain, Respiratory Failure, Nausea, Abdominal Pain, Strokes, Seizures, Headaches, Malnutrition, Panic Attacks
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Cocaine is a common stimulant derived from the Erythroxylum coca plant. It is best known for its massive popularity in powdered and freebase (crack) forms.
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Ecstasy
Common Names:
Ecstasy, E, X, XTC, Rolls, Beans, Adam, Clarity, Eve, Lover's Speed, STP,...
Effects, Classifications, and Potential Health Consequences:
Euphoric Empathogen, Stimulant, Phenethylamine, Mild Hallucinogenic Effects, Increased Tactile Sensitivity, Empathic Feelings, Impaired Memory and Learning, Hyperthemia, Cardiac, Renal Failure, and Liver Toxicity
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MDMA is one of the most popuar recreational psychoactives, most commonly sold in the form of "ecstasy" tablets.
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Heroin
Common Names:
Dope, Junk, Smack, H, Brown Sugar, Horse, Skag, Skunk, White Horse,...
Effects, Classifications, and Potential Health Consequences:
Euphoric Depressant, Analgesic, Pain Relief, Euphoria, Drowsiness, Nausea, Constipation, Confusion, Sedation, Respiratory Depression and Arrest, Tolerance, Addiction, Unconsciousness, Coma, Staggering Gait, and Death
Description:
Heroin is a powerful opiate pain-killer that produces euphoria and blissful apathy. It is known for leading to addition and difficult physical withdrawl symptoms.
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Methamphetamine
Common Names:
Meth, Speed, Crystal, Glass, Crank, Tweak, Yaba, Desoxyn©, Chalk, Fire, Go, Fast, Ice,...
Effects, Classifications, and Potential Health Consequences:
Euphoric Stimulant, Aggression, Violence, Psychotic Behavior, Memory Loss, Cardiac and Neurological Damage, Impaired Memory and Learning, Tolerance, and Addiction
Description:
Methamphetamine is a strong physical and mental stimulant available in both prescription and street forms. It is relatively easy to synthesize which has contributed to its widespread use.
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LSD
Common Names:
Acid, L, Tabs, Blotter, Doses, Trips, Boomers, Cubes, Microdot, Yellow Sunshines,...
Effects, Classifications, and Potential Health Consequences:
Psychedelic, Altered States of Perception and Feeling, Nausea, Persisting Perception Disorder (Flashbacks), Increased Body Temperatute, Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Loss of Appetite, Sleeplessness, Numbness, Weakness, Tremors, and Persistent Mental Disorders
Description:
LSD is the best known and most researched psychedelic.
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Mushrooms
Common Names:
Shrooms, Magic Mushrooms, Sacred Mushrooms, Teonanacatl, Purple Passion,...
Effects, Classifications, and Potential Health Consequences:
Psychedelic, Altered States of Perception and Feeling, Nausea, Persisting Perception Disorder (Flashbacks), Nervousness, and Paranoia
Description:
There exists more than 180 species of mushrooms which contain psychedelics psilocybin or psilocin.
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