Designer Drugs - Research Article from Drugs and Controlled Substances Information for Students

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 22 pages of information about Designer Drugs.

Designer Drugs - Research Article from Drugs and Controlled Substances Information for Students

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Key Terms
2C-B (NEXUS):
A synthetic hallucinogenic gaining wider illicit use as a stronger but shorter-lasting alternative to MDMA.
DXM (DEXTROMETHORPHAN):
Easily synthesized dissociative psychedelic found in some cough medicines, used illicitly for numbing and hallucinogenic properties.
GHB (GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRATE):
Originally sold in health food stores as a growth hormone, a liquid nervous depressant touted for its ecstasy-like qualities. Banned by the FDA in 1990, the respiratory depression it can cause makes it among the most dangerous club drugs in circulation.
KETAMINE:
An anesthetic abused for its mind-altering effects that is popular as an illicit club drug. It is sometimes used to facilitate sexual assault, or date rape.
LSD (D-LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE):
A powerful chemical compound renowned for its hallucinogenic properties.
MDMA (3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE):
Known as ecstasy, E and X, MDMA is the most popular of the "club drugs," a synthetic stimulant with mild hallucinogenic properties.
METHAMPHETAMINE (CRYSTAL):
An amine...

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