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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
When you use street or club drugs, you’re taking a lot of risks. The drugs are dangerous, and usually there’s no way to know how strong they are or what else may be in them. It's even more unsafe to use them along with other substances like alcohol and marijuana.Here's a rundown of common street drugs and the health threats they can pose.These designer drugs came on the scene fairly recently and became popular fast. That may be because they were easy to get and used to be hard to detect in drug tests.They're highly addictive, and they come in a crystalline powder that users swallow, inhale, or inject.Despite their name, bath salts have nothing in common with products you can use for a soak in the tub.What else they’re called: Plant Food, Bloom, Cloud Nine, Ivory Wave, Lunar Wave, Scarface, Vanilla Sky, or White Lightning.What type of drug is it? Bath salts contain manmade stimulants called cathinones, which are similar to amphetamines. What are the effects? These stimulants increase levels of dopamine, a brain chemical that can create feelings of euphoria.Some say the effects are similar to cocaine or methamphetamines. But they’re even more likely to cause serious health effects, including:ViolenceParanoiaAgitationHallucinationsPsychosisRacing heartHigh blood pressureChest painPanic attacksDehydrationKidney failureDeathThis drug comes in different forms. A user can snort the powder type through their nose or inject it into their bloodstream. Crack is a crystal form of the drug that’s smoked and absorbed into the bloodstream through the lungs.What else it’s called: Blow, Bump, C, Candy, Charlie, Coke, Crack, Flake, Rock, Snow, or Toot.What type of drug is it? Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant. Crack cocaine is even more addictive.What are the effects? It triggers your brain to release dopamine and creates a euphoric feeling. The high is intense but short-lived, which leads people to use it repeatedly to try to keep the feeling going.The risks are:Increased heart rateHigh blood pressureIncreased body temperatureStomach pain, nauseaLoss of appetite, malnourishmentHeart damage and heart attackStrokeDeathLoss of smell, nosebleeds, and problems swallowingHigher risk of HIV and hepatitis C due to sharing needles or other drug equipmentWhen used during pregnancy it can cause spontaneous abortion, low birth weight, birth defects, and a baby born addicted to the drugUsers often take this drug by mouth in pill or tablet form. You can also snort it or inject it into a vein.What else it’s called: MDMA or Molly.What type of drug is it? This is a man-made stimulant and hallucinogen.What are the effects? Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others. Users get
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