inhalants/heroin/lsd Flashcards
how can heroin be taken?
injected, snorted, smoked
what are some street names for heroin?
smack, h, junk
what is heroin made from?
the poppy plant
how is heroin usually taken?
injected
what is a immediate affect of taking heroin?
breathing and heart rate slowing down
how long does a heroin high last?
only a few minutes
what are some street names for inhalants?
poppers, whippets, laughing gas
how are inhalants taken?
they are sniffed or huffed
what do inhalants do to your body?
the affect the brain and stave the body of oxygen
where is most of the damage caused?
the brain tissue
what is amyl nitrite?
a pale yellow liquid used to open or widen blood vessels sometimes abused as a stimulate
what is sniffing?
inhaling from a open container
what is huffing?
breathing fumes from a rags soaked in chemicals
what is bagging?
inhaling fumes from a bag
what are liquids?
vaporizes at room temperature found in things at home
what are sprays?
spray paint/ hairspray
what are gases?
ether chloroform laughing gas
what are nitrites?
are considered a special cluster work differently on the central nervous system, poppers or snappers, room deodorizers
what are some street names for lsd?
acid, blotter, microdot
how is lsd sold?
in tablets, capsules, in liquid form
where does lsd come from?
the ergot fungus
how long do the affects for lsd last?
12 hours or more
what are some of the long term affects of lsd?
flashbacks long after the drugs affects have worn off
what are micro dots?
lsd in small tablet form
how long does it take for lsd to take affect?
around 30-90 min
