Commonly Abused Drugs – Stimulants
Stimulants Name Examples ofCommercial& Street Names DEA Schedule How Administered* Amphetamines Biphetamine, Dexedrine, Adderall; bennies, black beauties, crosses, hearts, LA turnaround, speed, truck drivers, uppers II ? injected, swallowed, smoked, snorted Methylphenidate … Continue reading
Commonly Abused Drugs – OPIODS
Opioids and Morphine Derivatives** Name Examples ofCommercial& Street Names DEA Schedule How Administered* Codeine Empirin with Codeine, Fiorinal with Codeine, Robitussin A-C, Tylenol with Codeine; Captain Cody, Cody, schoolboy; (with glutethimide: … Continue reading
Opiods, Stimulants and CNS Depressants
All information taken from the drugabuse.gov website OPIODS What are opioids? Opioids are medications that relieve pain. They reduce the intensity of pain signals reaching the brain and affect those … Continue reading
To My Brother
My brother Ruben died on Sept. 21 in his sleep at the age of 31. I have been struggling the last few weeks on how to process and deal with his death. Like me he too had an issue with prescription medications, his choices where pain killers (downers) while mine where speed (uppers).
Life of Becka 