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Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002
What is a drug?
Any chemical substance that alters either the mind or the body.

Drugs of abuse
MARIJUANA: Cannabis sativa
DESCRIPTION:
 drug found in the flowering tops and leaves of the Indian Hemp Plant
OTHER NAMES:
 Acapulco Gold, “ganga”, grass, Mary Jane, tea, pot and weed
MODE OF USE:
 cigarette forms: “reefer” ; “joints”; “sticks”; “smoke”
 powdered form: sniffed or taken with food
 “Hashish”: concentrated form of marijuana
POSSIBLE EFFECT:
 Euphoria, increased appetite, disoriented behavior, short term loss
☺Did you know THC or tetrahydrocannabinol is the main psychoactive substance in marijuana

LSD: Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
DESCRIPTION:
 powerful man-made chemical developed from an ERGOT (fungus on rye rust) alkaloids
MODE OF USE:
 In tablet, capsule, ampule (hypodermic form) or in saturated sugar cubes
POSSIBLE EFFECT:
 Illusions and hallucinations
 poor perception of time and distance
 serious mental changes: psychotic manifestations
 suicidal and homicidal tendencies
☺Did you know
Hallucinogens are also known as “psychedelics”.

COCAINE: Coca bush
DESCRIPTION:
 white, odorless fluffy powder extracted from the leaves of coca plant
OTHER NAMES:
 ”Big C”; ”The Leaf”; “Coke”; “Nose Candy”; “Snow”; “Speed balls” (when mixed with heroin) \
MODE OF USE:
 surface active anesthetic;
 by abusers: taken orally or intravenously
 coca leaves are chewed with lime
POSSIBLE EFFECT:
 increased alertness, excitation, euphoria, dilated pupils, increased pulse rate and blood pressure, insomnia, loss of appetite
☺Did you know
Cola beverages are made from decocainized leaves of coca plant and cola nuts.

BARBITURATE: - Phenobarbotal (Luminal) - Amobarbital (Amytal) - Pentobarbotal (Nembutal) - Secobarbital (Seconal) - Thiopental (Pentothal)
DESCRIPTION:
 barbituric acid derived sedatives prescribed to