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What are Shrooms?
Psilocybe Semilanceata is much more commonly known (and used) as this.
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Who are college-aged students?
Adderall and Xanax are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs by this population.
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What is Meth(amphetamine)?
Contrary to common belief, addiction to this substance is not instantaneous, and the addiction process can actually take longer than that of cocaine or heroin.
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What are Bath Salts?
Flakka, or Alpha-PVP, a substance that commonly leads to violent delusions of superhuman strength, is chemically similar to this substance.
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What is Mescaline (or Peyote)?
This substance has been used for thousands of years by First Nations peoples in Mexico as part of religious ceremonies.
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What is Codeine?
Crushing tablets and then snorting them is a common method for extracting and using this substance.
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What is Cocaine/Crack?
It is estimated that more than 100 000 babies are born each year addicted to this substance.
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What is ‘Spice’/K2 (or synthetic cannabinoids)?
This substance, also known as ‘Clockwork Orange’ or ‘Devil’s Weed’, is much more likely to be associated with hallucinations than natural cannabis.
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What are Whippets (or Nitrous Oxide)?
One of the biggest potential dangers of using this substance is freezing of the throat.
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What is Anxiety (or Insomnia)?
The class of prescription drugs named benzodiazepines are most commonly prescribed for this condition.
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What is Fentanyl?
Philip Seymour Hoffman is suspected to have died due to use of this substance, a relatively recent addition to the street drug menu that is over 100x more potent than heroin.
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What is Ketamine?
The detached, near-death sensations that some people experience when using this substance is often referred to as ‘entering the k-hole’.
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What are Hallucinogens?
DMT, or Dimethyltryptamine, is often seen as being safe and/or ‘spiritual’. In reality, it belongs to this class of drugs.
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What is Heroin?
OxyContin was originally created as a less addictive alternative to this substance.
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What is Heroin?
Many users of this substance do not expect severe itchiness, which is one of its more common side effects.
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What is Dehydration (increase in body temperature) and Lack of urine production?
These two dangerous side effects of MDMA (ecstasy) use are seen as paradoxical, increasing the danger of both.
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