{"id":3077,"date":"2021-12-01T10:16:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T23:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/street-drugs-know-the-facts-and-risks\/"},"modified":"2021-12-01T10:16:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T23:16:09","slug":"street-drugs-know-the-facts-and-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/street-drugs-know-the-facts-and-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Street Drugs: Know the Facts and Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you use street or club drugs, you\u2019re taking a lot of risks. The drugs are dangerous, and usually there\u2019s no way to know how strong they are or what else may be in them. It&#8217;s even more unsafe to use them along with other substances like alcohol and marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a rundown of common street drugs and the health threats they can pose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bath Salts \u2013 Cocaine \u2013 Ecstasy \u2013 Flakka \u2013 Heroin \u2013 Krokadil \u2013 LSD \u2013 Marijuana \u2013 ICE \u2013 Mushrooms \u2013 Salvia \u2013 Spice <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bath Salts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These designer drugs came on the scene fairly recently and became popular fast. That may be because they were easy to get and used to be hard to detect in drug tests.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re highly addictive, and they come in a crystalline powder that users swallow, inhale, or inject.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their name, bath salts have nothing in common with products you can use for a soak in the tub.<\/p>\n<p>What else they\u2019re called: Plant Food, Bloom, Cloud Nine, Ivory Wave, Lunar Wave, Scarface, Vanilla Sky, or White Lightning.<\/p>\n<p>What type of drug is it? Bath salts contain manmade stimulants called cathinones, which are similar to amphetamines.<\/p>\n<p>What are the effects? These stimulants increase levels of dopamine, a brain chemical that can create feelings of euphoria.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/mental-health\/addiction\/street-drugs-risks?ecd=wnl_day_112721&amp;ctr=wnl-day-112721_support_link_1&amp;mb=ey\/15hw9IBd8PPtxici3JnZzEfzmzUWp51pM3CV70UE=#5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"button\">For Full Details<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you use street or club drugs, you\u2019re taking a lot of risks. The drugs are dangerous, and usually there\u2019s no way to know how strong they are or what else may be in them. It&#8217;s even more unsafe to use them along with other substances like alcohol and marijuana. 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