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General term for a # of illicit drugs primarily synthetic, most commonly encountered at night clubs or ‘raves’.
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AKA = designer drugs
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No quality control – not safe
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Often altered – used in conjunction with other drugs – emergency medical response complicated.

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Desired Effects
 Euphoria
 Increase energy
 Relaxed
 Feelings (love, belonging)
 Heightened sensations
 Intense visual perceptions
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Negative Side Effects
 Jaw clenching
 Increased BP, HR
 Dehydration
 Hyperthermia
 “Crash” = fatigue/depression
 Cerebral edema

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Very similar to valium (10x the strength)
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Causes deep sedation, blackouts, amnesia, respiratory distress
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Dissolves easily in carbonated drinks…..has been implicated in sexual assaults = “date rape drug”

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Used as a sexual assault agent because:
 Easily obtainable
 Easily administered
 Quick onset
 Amnesia makes victim unreliable witness
 Cleared from the system relatively quickly so difficult to trace
 Salty, Pill form

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CNS depressant
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Synergistic effect with alcohol and other drugs.
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Made from ingredients like degreasing solvent or floor stripper mixed with drain cleaner.
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Clear liquid, may come as gel or powder.
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Has slightly salty taste, easily masked

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Overdose potential is great!!!
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In 30 minutes after consuming a cap full, it would be as if one had consumed 750 ml of
80 proof liquor.

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Primarily used in veterinary medicine as a surgical anesthetic
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Liquid or white powder which is snorted or smoked with pot or tobacco, consumed in drinks
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With high doses user experiences similar effects to LSD

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Rapid onset 10-20 minutes
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May experience loss of senses, sense of time, identity…delirium, amnesia, memory or cognitive difficulties, fatal respiratory problems, heart arrthymia
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Street name: K, Special K, Cat Valium

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Most potent chemical to affect the brain…it appears to work by profound disruption of brain neurotransmitters.
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High lasts 6-14 hours
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Mental effects include changes in perception, thinking, emotion, and selfimage
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After effects include: flashbacks, psychotic states, and recurrent depression.

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LSD (Acid) = Made from a grain fungus.
 Method = Usually a small square of paper placed in the mouth.
 Effect – Rise in blood pressure, chills, fever, trembling, and confusion of the senses.
 Sometimes users panic when they can’t stop the trip.
 Flashbacks = LSD is fat soluble and flashbacks may occur.
 Addiction = the psychological desire to continue using is overwhelming.
Psilocybin (mushrooms) – Eaten.
Effects = cramps, sweating, vomiting, followed by a trip.