Commonly Abused Drugs
Commonly Abused Drugs
Commonly Abused Drugs
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<strong>Commonly</strong> <strong>Abused</strong> <strong>Drugs</strong><br />
Substance Examples of Proprietary Medical Use Route of DEA Period of<br />
Stimulants<br />
or Street Names Administration Schedule Detection<br />
Amphetamine Biphetamine, Dexedrine; ADHD* injected, oral II 1-2 days<br />
Black Beauties, Crosses, Hearts obesity, narcrolepsy smoked, sniffed<br />
Cocaine Coke, Crack, Flake, Rocks, Snow local anesthetic, injected, smoked, II 1-4 days<br />
vasoconstrictor<br />
sniffed<br />
Methamphetamine Desoxyn ADHD, obesity, nacrolepsy injected, oral II 1-2 days<br />
Crank Crystal, Glass, Ice, Speed<br />
sniffed, smoked<br />
Methylphenidate Ritalin ADHD, nacrolepsy injected, oral II 1-2 days<br />
Nicotine Habitrol patch, Nicorette gum, treatment for nicotine transdermal not scheduled<br />
1-2 days<br />
Nicotrol spray, Prostep patch dependence smoked, sniffed,<br />
Cigars, Cigarettes, Smokeless<br />
oral<br />
Tobacco, Snuff, Spit Tobacco<br />
Hallucinogens and Other Compounds<br />
LSD Acid, Microdot none oral I 8 hours<br />
Mescaline Buttons, Cactus, Mesc, Peyote none oral I 2-3 days<br />
Phencyclidine & PCP; anesthetic (veterinary) injected, oral, I, II 2-8 days<br />
Analogs Angel Dust, Boat, Hog, Love Boat smoked<br />
Psilocybin Magic Mushroom, Purple Passion, none oral I 8 hours<br />
Shrooms<br />
Amphetamine DOB, DOM, MDA, MDMA none oral I 1-2 days<br />
variants<br />
Adam, Ecstacy, STP, XTC<br />
Marijuana Blunt, Grass, Herb, Pot, Reefer, none oral, smoked I 1 day - 5 wks<br />
Sinsemilla<br />
Hashish Hash none oral, smoked I 1 day - 5 wks<br />
Tetrahydrocannabinol Marinol, THC antiemetic oral, smoked I, II 1 day - 5 wks<br />
Anabolic Steroids Testosterone (T/E ratio), hormone replacement oral, injected III Oral: up to 3 wks **<br />
Stanazolol, Nadrolene<br />
Injected: up to 3 mos<br />
(Nandrolene, up to<br />
9 mos)<br />
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Opioids and Morphine Derivatives<br />
Examples of Proprietary Medical Use Route of DEA Period of<br />
or Street Names Administration Schedule Detection<br />
Codeine Tylenol w/codeine, Robitussin A-C,Analgesic, antitussive injected, oral II, III, V 1-2 days<br />
Empirin with codeine, Fiorinal with<br />
codeine<br />
Heroin Diacetylmorphine none injected, smoked, I 1-2 days<br />
Horse, Smack<br />
sniffed<br />
Methadone Amidone, Dolophine, Methadose analgesic, treatment for injected, oral II 1 day - 1 wk<br />
opiate addiction<br />
Morphine Roxanol, Duramorph analgesic injected, oral, II, III 1-2 days<br />
smoked<br />
Opium Laudanum, Paregoric analgesic, antidiarrheal oral, smoked II, III, V 1-2 days<br />
Dover's Powder<br />
Oxycodone Oxycontin, Percocet, Percodan analgesic oral II<br />
Depressants<br />
Alcohol Beer, Wine, Liquor methanol poisoning antidote oral not scheduled<br />
6-10 hours<br />
Barbiturates Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal, anesthetic, anticonvulsant, injected, oral II, III, IV 2-10 days<br />
Phenobarbital; Barbs<br />
hypnotic, sedative<br />
Benzodiazepines Ativan, Halcion, Librium, Rohypnol antianxiety, anticonvulsant, injected, oral IV 1-6 weeks<br />
Valium; Roofles, Tranks, Xanax hypnotic, sedative<br />
Methaqualone Quaalude, Ludes none oral I 2 weeks<br />
* ADHD - Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder<br />
** for Testosterone and other anabolic steroids<br />
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