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Inhalants
Inhalants are a category of chemical vapours or gases that produce a “high” when they are breathed in. They have a high potential for abuse.
About InhalantsKetamine
Ketamine is a fast-acting anesthetic and painkiller used primarily in veterinary surgery. It can produce vivid dreams and a feeling of mind-body separation.
About KetamineLSD
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is a potent hallucinogen—that is, a drug that can alter a person’s perception of reality and vividly distort the senses. LSD was originally derived from “ergot,” a fungus that grows on rye and other grains.
About LSDMethadone
Methadone is a opioid drug that is often used to treat addiction to other opioids, such as heroin, oxycodone or fentanyl.
About MethadoneMethamphetamines
Methamphetamine belongs to a family of drugs called amphetamines—powerful stimulants that speed up the body’s central nervous system.
About MethamphetaminesMood Stabilizing Medication
Mood stabilizers are medications used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, where a person’s mood changes from a depressed feeling to a high “manic” feeling or vice versa.
About Mood Stabilizing MedicationNaloxone
Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and allow time for medical help to arrive.
About NaloxoneNicotine dependence
Nicotine dependence is an addiction to tobacco products caused by the drug nicotine. It involves physical and psychological factors that make it difficult to stop using tobacco.
About Nicotine dependenceObsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessions are intrusive thoughts that repeatedly surface. Often people with OCD will try to reduce the obsessions by acting out certain rituals (compulsions).
About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder