Depressant To Hallucinogens Flashcards
These are drugs which suppress vital body functions especialy those of the brain or central nervous system
with the resulting impairment of judgment, hearing, speech, and muscular coordination.
DEPRESSANTS (DOWNERS)
These are drugs used for inducing sieep in persons plagued with anxiety,
mental stress and insomnia.
Barbiturates
Adolf Von Bayer sythesized Malonyl Caitamide or the so called
barbituric acid
Barbiturates slang names
SLANG NAMES: “Goofballs”, “Footballs”,”Barbs”,”Blodkbuster”
In solid blue capsule form known as “Blues”,” Blue devils”,”Blue heavens”, “Blue birds”, and “Blue dragons”
Amo- barbital ( amytal )
- In red capsule form called “Reds”,” Red birds”,,” Red devils”, and Seggy
Seco- Barbital (Seconal)
It is found in solid yellow capsule known to
the abusers as “yellow jackets”, or “Nemies”
Pento-Barbital (Nembutal)
Also known as Purple heart”,”Barbs”
Pheno- Barbital (Luminal)
Combination of Amobarbital - Secobarbital (Tuinal) also called?
Tooies”,”Christmas Tree”,”Rainbow”
It is a sedative-hypnotic drug that is similar in effect to barbiturates, a general
central nervous system depressant.
Methaqualone
Methaqualone trade names
Trade Names: “Quaalude”/ludes”, “Sopor”/”soaps”, “Parest”, and optimil
A methaqualone and diphenhydramine combination pill.
Mandrax
These are drugs used in treating nervous disorders or calm psychotic patients or mental disorders without producing sleep
Tranquilizers
It is considered as the ‘king’ of all drugs and most extensively legalized drugs throughout the world.
Alcohol
A variety or mind- altering drugs which distort reality, thinking and perception of time, sound, space and
sensation. It usuaily affects the user by Haliucnation, Illusion and Delusion.
Hallucinogens ( psychedelic )
Considered to be the world’s oldest cultivated plant.
Cannabis Sativa / marijuana
The most important psycno-active ingredient of Cannabis is known as
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or the Deita 9
Cannabis Sativa / Marijuana also called
It is also called as Indian hemp, Grass, Damo, Weed, Ganja. It is a drug
It is called known as the “Assassins of the Youth”.
Cannabis Saliva/ marijuana
Lyseric acid diethylamide the drug was first synthesized by
Dr. Albert Hoffman and Dr. Arthur Steel
a fungus that parasites rye and other grains.
Ergot plant
This drug is the most powerful of the Psychedelics and it is 1, 000 times more powerful than marijuana.
Colorless, tasteless, odorless, usually liquid form and taken orally.
Lyseric acid diethylamide
Usualty in the form of paper strips and abused oraly.
Lyseric acid diethylamide
LSD slang name
SLANG NAMES: Acid, Blotter Acid, California Sunshine, hoze, Microdots, paper acid, purple haze, sunshine
is a hallucinogen obtained from the small, spineless cactus Peyote (Lophophora williamsi).
Mescaline
Mescaline slang name
SLANG NAMES: “Battons”,”Cactus”,”Mese”, “Mescal”,”Mescal Buttons”.
A drug derived from the psylocybe mushrooms (azurescens, semilanceata, cyanescens) is eaten and they produced an effect quite similar to mescaline and LSD.
Psilocybin
A group of drugs that chemically includes Methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA), Methylenedioxy-
amphetamine (MDMA) and methylenedioxyethylamphetamine (MDEA).
Ecstasy
It popularly known as the “love drug”.
Ecstasy
Ecstasy slang names
SLANG NAMES: “XTC”,”Adam”“molly” (US), “mandy” (UK)
It was developed in the late 1950s as an intravenous anesthetic.
Phencyclidine
condition in which the tissue in the feet, legs,hands, and arms becomes dry and black.
gangrenous ergotism
