A to Z Addictive Substances
Ecstasy (MDMA)
MDMA is popularly known as Ecstasy. It is a synthetic psychoactive drug composed of 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine. This drug is similar to a stimulant (amphetamine) and a hallucinogen (mescaline). As a stimulant, MDMA raises a person's alertn...
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Eszopiclone is the generic name for Lunesta, a prescription treatment for insomnia. People with this disorder have trouble falling asleep and or staying asleep. Formerly known as Estorra, Eszopiclone is a central nervous system depressant with sedati...
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Flunitrazepam Information and Treatment Flunitrazepam (Rehypnol) is a benzodiazepine compound similar to Valium and Xanax. This drug has not been approved for medical use in the United States. However, because it is widely used in over 60 countrie...
ContinueGHB and Rohypnol
GHB and Rohypnol have many characteristics in common the least of which is their reputation for being "date rape" drugs. These central nervous system depressants are colorless, tasteless and odorless. All attributes that make them undetectable if the...
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What kind of drugs are hallucinogens? Hallucinogens are psychoactive drugs that interrupt the normal function of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter in the brain that is significant to communication and mood. These disruptions ca...
ContinueHeroin Addiction Treatment and Rehab
Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is described by the National Institute on Drug Abuse as a highly addictive drug that is processed from morphine. Morphine is a naturally occurring substance that is extracted from the pods of the poppy plant. Heroin is manu...
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