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List of drugs that can be smoked. Plants: tobacco. cannabis. salvia divinorum. opium. datura and other Solanaceae (formerly smoked to treat asthma) possibly other plants (see the section below) Substances (also not necessarily psychoactive plants soaked with them):
A woman smoking crack cocaine in San Francisco, California, in December 2005. Crack cocaine is commonly used as a recreational drug. Effects of crack cocaine include euphoria, [11] supreme confidence, [12] loss of appetite, [11] insomnia, [11] alertness, [11] increased energy, [11] a craving for more cocaine, [12] and potential paranoia (ending ...
Synthetic Cannabinoids are illegal in New Zealand, it is classified as a Class A controlled drug. [197] The New Zealand Parliament passed a law in July 2013 banning the sale of legal highs in dairies and supermarkets, but allowing some "low risk" drugs to continue to be sold through speciality licensed shops. [ 198 ]
Phencyclidine or phenylcyclohexyl piperidine (PCP), also known in its use as a street drug as angel dust among other names, is a dissociative anesthetic mainly used recreationally for its significant mind-altering effects. [1] [5] PCP may cause hallucinations, distorted perceptions of sounds, and violent behavior.
The Smokers, a 1636 portrait by Adriaen Brouwer Drinking Man and an Old Smoking Man, an 18th-century portrait by anonymous author L'Absinthe, an 1876 portrait by Edgar Degas. Recreational drug use is the use of one or more psychoactive drugs to induce an altered state of consciousness, either for pleasure or for some other casual purpose or ...
443,000 Americans die of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke each year. For every smoking-related death, another 20 people suffer with a smoking-related disease. (2011) [30] California's adult smoking rate has dropped nearly 50% since the state began the nation's longest-running tobacco control program in 1988. California saved $86 billion ...
It was used to enhance psychotherapy beginning in the 1970s and became popular as a street drug in the 1980s. [21] [22] MDMA is commonly associated with dance parties, raves, and electronic dance music. [24] Tablets sold as ecstasy may be mixed with other substances such as ephedrine, amphetamine, and methamphetamine. [21]
Dextromethorphan syrup. Lean or purple drank (known by numerous local and street names) is a polysubstance drink used as a recreational drug. It is prepared by mixing prescription-grade cough or cold syrup containing an opioid drug and an anti-histamine drug with a soft drink and sometimes hard candy.