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inhalants/heroin/lsd Flashcards

1
Q

how can heroin be taken?

A

injected, snorted, smoked

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2
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what are some street names for heroin?

A

smack, h, junk

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3
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what is heroin made from?

A

the poppy plant

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4
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how is heroin usually taken?

A

injected

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5
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what is a immediate affect of taking heroin?

A

breathing and heart rate slowing down

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6
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how long does a heroin high last?

A

only a few minutes

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7
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what are some street names for inhalants?

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poppers, whippets, laughing gas

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8
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how are inhalants taken?

A

they are sniffed or huffed

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9
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what do inhalants do to your body?

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the affect the brain and stave the body of oxygen

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10
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where is most of the damage caused?

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the brain tissue

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11
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what is amyl nitrite?

A

a pale yellow liquid used to open or widen blood vessels sometimes abused as a stimulate

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12
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what is sniffing?

A

inhaling from a open container

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13
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what is huffing?

A

breathing fumes from a rags soaked in chemicals

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14
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what is bagging?

A

inhaling fumes from a bag

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15
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what are liquids?

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vaporizes at room temperature found in things at home

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16
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what are sprays?

A

spray paint/ hairspray

17
Q

what are gases?

A

ether chloroform laughing gas

18
Q

what are nitrites?

A

are considered a special cluster work differently on the central nervous system, poppers or snappers, room deodorizers

19
Q

what are some street names for lsd?

A

acid, blotter, microdot

20
Q

how is lsd sold?

A

in tablets, capsules, in liquid form

21
Q

where does lsd come from?

A

the ergot fungus

22
Q

how long do the affects for lsd last?

A

12 hours or more

23
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what are some of the long term affects of lsd?

A

flashbacks long after the drugs affects have worn off

24
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what are micro dots?

A

lsd in small tablet form

25
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how long does it take for lsd to take affect?

A

around 30-90 min

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