Drug Chart Brian Rego

Class of Drugs	Description of Drugs	Physiological Effect	Psychological Effect	Common Drug Examples
Anabolic Steroids	Synthetic compounds, chemically related to the male sex hormone testosterone, that are used to promote muscle growth.	Can increase strength and muscle mass.  Can lead to shrunken testicles and decreased sperm count, baldness, and breast development	Manic behavior, hallucinations, and delusions. Aggressive behavior is common.	Testosterone, Nandrolone, Boldenone, Stanozolol, Androstenedione.
Narcotics	A drug that induces sleep and depresses the vital body functions such as blood pressure, pulse rate, and breathing rate	increased heart and respiratory rates, elevated blood pressure, dilated pupils, and decreased appetite. Extremely high doses can cause a rapid or irregular heartbeat, tremors, loss of coordination, and even physical collapse.	headaches, blurred vision, dizziness, sleeplessness, and anxiety	Opium morphine heroin codeine hydrocodone fentanyl meperidine oxycodone tramadol nalbuphine pentazocine
Club Drugs	synthetic drugs that are often used at bars night clubs or raves	Some club drugs are sometimes connected with drug affiliated sexual assault, rape and robbery. GHB causes dizziness, sedation, headache and nausea. Roofies cause muscle relaxation, and loss of consciousness	Roofies are used to knock the victims out and an inability to remember what happened for hours. GHB causes euphoria, and increased libido.	Ecstasy, Roofies, GHB, Ketamine, methamphetamine.
Stimulants	A substance that speeds up or stimulates, the central nervous system.	Increase blood pressure and heart rate, constrict blood vessels, increase blood glucose, and open up breathing passages.	Users experience a euphoria that produces hyperactivity, and hallucinations	Crack Cocaine, Ice, Cocaine, Procaine, Lidocaine, ritalin, adderal
Depressants	A substance that slows down or depresses the functions of the central nervous system	Slurred speech, loss of inhibitions, and slowed reactions. The eyes become lazy, move jerkily, and have difficulty focusing	Decrease the nervous system’s activity. Used clinically to treat anxiety disorders and insomnia.	Barbiturates Benzodiazepines GHB, Rohypnol
Hallucinogens	A substance that induces changes in normal thought processes, perceptions, and moods.	Euphoria, blurred vision, dizziness, increased breathing rate, increased heart rate and blood pressure, irregular heartbeat.	Relaxation, hallucinations, disorganised thoughts, confusion,  difficulty concentrating, thinking or maintaining attention; anxiety, agitation, paranoia and feelings of panic.	Ecstasy/MDMA, K2/Spice, Ketamine, LSD, Peyote and Mescaline, Psilocybin, Marijuana/Cannabis, Steroids, Inhalants