Drug & Alcohol Information

Learn the basics of each drug on this page

Click on any one of the drugs below for data on the corresponding drug that includes: a decription of that drug, symptoms of abuse, medical dangers, the proper testing medium, and the window of detection.



Alcohol

Alcohol (ALC)

Alcohol is an organic compound that appears in a variety of forms. The ingestible form, for both legitimate and abuse purposes, is ethanol.

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amphetamines

Amphetamines (AMP)

Amphetamine is powerful central nervous system stimulant used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy.

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Anabolic Steroids

Anabolic Steroids

Anabolic steroids are drugs that have an effect similar to testosterone in the body, increasing muscle mass and blocking the effects of stress hormones which can break down muscle tissue.

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Barbiturates

Barbiturates (BAR)

Barbiturates are central nervous system (CNS) depressants with a wide range of effects and uses: mild sedation to total anesthesia, hypnotics, anticonvulsants (epilepsy), migraine treatment (in fioricet), capital punishment, and assisted suicide where legal.

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Buprenorphine

Buprenorphine (BUP)

Buprenorphine is a partial opioid is used in various dosages to treat opioid addiction, control moderate acute pain in non-opioid-tolerant individuals, control moderate chronic pain.

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Cocaine

Cocaine (COC)

Cocaine is a crystalline alkaloid drug obtained from the leaves of the coca plant, native to South America, where the leaves are chewed as a mild stimulant.

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Fentanyl

Fentanyl

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic with a rapid onset and short duration of action. It can also be used in combination with benzodiazepines as an anesthetic.

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Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid

Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid

Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid is a substance found naturally in the human central nervous system. Its also found in beef, wine and small citrus fruits.

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K2/Spice

K2/Spice

K2 and Spice are common street names for synthetic marijuana, produced by combining artificial cannabinoids with traditionally used medicinal herbs and other legal substances.

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Ketamine

Ketamine (KET)

Ketamine is an anesthetic drug used in human and veterinary medicine, primarily for general anesthesia, although it is sometimes used as a sedative for seriously injured patients and as a painkiller in cases of extreme pain.

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Marijuana Weed Pot

Marijuana (THC)

Marijuana is a preparation of the cannabis plant for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine. The principal psychoactive constituent of marijuana is tetrahydrocannabinol - one of hundreds of compounds in the plant.

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Methadone

Methadone (MTD)

Methadone is a synthetic opioid used for pain and to treat addiction in patients with opioid dependence.

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Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine (MET)

Methamphetamine is psychostimulant in the amphetamine class. It has medical uses in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity.

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Methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Methylenedioxymetham-phetamine (MDMA)

MDMA is synthesized drug in the amphetamine class. It is classed as an empathogenic drug, meaning it produces emotional and social effects that tend to increase a sense of intimacy and ...

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Opiate

Opiate (OPI)

While opiate and opioid are often used interchangeably, true opiates are a group of opioid drugs found only in the poppy plant: morphine, codeine and thebaine.

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Oxycodone

Oxycodone (OXY)

While opiate and opioid are often used interchangeably, true opiates are a group of opioid drugs found only in the poppy plant: morphine codeine and thebaine.

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Phencyclidine

Phencyclidine (PCP)

Phencyclidine is a recreational drug that was marketed in the 1950s as an anesthetic pharmaceutical drug. It was taken off the market due to its dissociative hallucinogenic side effects.

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Tramadol

Tramadol (TRM)

Tramadol is an synthetic opioid analgesic with some antidepressant effects. It is used to treat moderate to moderate-severe pain. It is used and metabolized in the body similarly to codeine.

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Tricyclic Antidepressants

Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCA)

Tricyclic Antidepressants are a very large class of antidepressant drugs. A small sampling includes amitriptyline, amitriptylinoxide, amoxapine and more.

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