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Ketamine

By Raymond Wade on May 10, 2026
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What is Ketamine? Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects. Ketamine distorts the perception of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in contr...

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Hydromorphone

By Raymond Wade on May 10, 2026
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What are they? Hydromorphone belongs to a class of drugs called “opioids,” which includes morphine. It has an analgesic potency approximately two to eight times greater than that of morphine and ...

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Heroin

By Raymond Wade on May 10, 2026
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What is Heroin? Heroin is a highly addictive drug and it is a rapidly acting opioid. An opiate (narcotic) drug processed from morphine and extracted from certain poppy plants. Heroin comes in ...

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DXM

By Raymond Wade on May 10, 2026
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What is DXM? Dextromethorphan (DXM) is a cough suppressant found in more than 120 over-the-counter (OTC) cold medications, either alone or in combination with other drugs such as analgesics (e.g., ac...

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Depressants

By Raymond Wade on May 10, 2026
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What are Depressants? Depressants will induce sleep, relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, and prevent seizures. Street Title Barbs, Benzos, Downers, Georgia Home Boy, GHB, Grievous Bodily Harm,...

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Cocaine

By Raymond Wade on May 10, 2026
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What is Cocaine? White, crystalline powder derived from coca leaves. Cocaine base (crack) looks like small, irregularly shaped white rocks. Cocaine is an intense, euphoria-producing stimulant drug wi...

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Benzodiazepines

By Raymond Wade on May 10, 2026
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What are Benzodiazepines? Benzodiazepines are depressants that produce sedation and hypnosis, relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, and reduce seizures. The most common benzodiazepines are the pr...

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Bath Salts

By Raymond Wade on May 10, 2026
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What Are "Bath Salts?" Synthetic stimulants often referred to as “bath salts” are from the synthetic cathinone class of drugs. Synthetic cathinones are central nervous stimulants and are designed...

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