Table 1.
Drug classification
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Drugs
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Common forms
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Routes of administration
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Cannabis | Marijuana | Greenish-gray mixture of dried different parts of cannabis plant; resin (hashish) or sticky, black liquid (hash oil) | Smoking, dabbing, or vaporization; Eaten (drops, cakes, tinctures, candies, snacks, and drinks); Suppositories |
Hashish | |||
Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists | |||
Narcotics | Opium | Sticky brown gum; White or brownish powder, or black substance known as “black tar”; Colorful methadone and tramadol tablets with imprinted logos, capsules, powder, liquid | Injected, smoked, snorted; Swallowed |
Heroin | |||
Synthetic opioids (methadone, tramadol, buprenorphine) | |||
Stimulants | Amphetamine-type stimulants (Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Ecstasy) | White powder, crystal or shiny blue-white “rocks”; Colorful ecstasy tablets with imprinted logos, capsules; White powder and rock crystal cocaine | Snorted, smoked, injected, swallowed |
Cocaine | |||
Hallucinogens | LSD, psilocin mescaline (peyote) | Decorated squares of absorbent paper that LSD has been added to, Tablet, capsule, clear liquid; small pills (dots); Peyote cacti | Swallowed, absorbed through mouth tissues (paper squares); Mixed in food or brewed as tea |
Alcohol | Ethyl alcohol | Alcoholic beverages with different alcohol content | Ingested |
LSD: Lysergic acid diethylamide.