Heroin
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Heroin is the common name for diecetylemorphine or diamorphine.
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Inhalants
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Inhalants, also known as volatile substances or solvents, are chemicals that evaporate and give off fumes at room temperature.
Ketamine
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Ketamine (Ketamine hydrochloride) is a dissociative general anaesthetic. Doctors and vets use this drug because it produces analgesia (pain relief) and amnesia.
LSD
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LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is a powerful hallucinogen which can produce significant changes in perception, mood and thought.
Magic Mushrooms
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Magic mushrooms are classified as hallucinogens, which change the way people perceive their surroundings. They can distort all senses so that users see or hear things that do not exist.
Methadone
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Methadone is a prescription drug that is used to treat opioid dependence. It is one of the most common forms of opioid substitution therapy (OST).
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Methamphetamine
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Methamphetamine is a potent synthetic stimulant drug that is manufactured in clandestine laboratories from chemicals, including those used in cold and flu medications (e.g. pseudoephedrine).
Naltrexone
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Naltrexone is a prescription drug known as an opiate antagonist. This means it blocks the actions of opioids, such as heroin, in the body.
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Nitrous oxide
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) or ‘laughing gas’, as it is often called, is a colourless gas which is described as sweet smelling.
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Oxycodone
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Oxycodone is a pharmaceutical opioid commonly used for the management of pain. Common brands of oxycodone include Oxycontin, Oxynorm and Endone.