Prescription Drug Abuse
Nearly 7 million Americans are abusing prescription drugs*—more than the number who are abusing cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy, and inhalants,...
Inhalants
Inhalants are a diverse group of substances that include volatile solvents, gases, and nitrites that are sniffed, snorted, huffed, or...
LSD
LSD is sold on the street in tablets, capsules, and occasionally in liquid form. It is an odorless and colorless...
Marijuana
Marijuana is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the United States. A dry, shredded green/brown mix of flowers, stems,...
Ecstasy (MDMA)
MDMA is a synthetic, psychoactive drug chemically similar to the stimulant methamphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline. MDMA is an illegal...
OxyContin®
OxyContin® is a prescription painkiller used for moderate to high pain relief associated with injuries, bursitis, dislocations, fractures, neuralgia, arthritis,...
Narcotics
Narcotics are used therapeutically to treat pain, suppress cough, alleviate diarrhea, and induce anesthesia. Narcotics are administered in a variety...
Opium
There were no legal restrictions on the importation or use of opium until the early 1900s. In the United States,...
PCP (Phencyclidine)
Originally designed as a human anesthetic and later produced only as a veterinary anesthetic, PCP is no longer produced or...
Tryptamines
A number of Schedule I hallucinogenic substances are classified chemically as tryptamines. Most of these are...