CC3 Lec - Drugs of Abuse

Therapeutically used for treating narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder

• Amphetamine

• Anabolic Steroids

• Cannabinoids

• Opiates

3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ‘ecstasy’)

• Amphetamines

• Cocaine

• Anabolic Steroids

• Opiates

It improves athletic performance by increasing muscle mass

• Anabolic Steroids

• Cannabinoids

• Opiates

• Amphetamines

Marijuana and Hashish

• Cannabinoids

• Amphetamines

• Cocaine

• Opiates

THC

• Cannabinoids

• Anabolic Steroids

• Opiates

• Amphetamines

Well being and euphoria

• Cannabinoids

• Amphetamines

• Anabolic Steroids

• Opiates

Impairment of Short term Memory

• Cannabinoids

• Amphetamines

• Anabolic Steroids

• Opiates

From Erythroxylon plant

• Cocaine

• Opiates

• Amphetamines

• Steroids

Local anesthetic for nasopharyngeal surgery

• Cocaine

• Amphetamine

• Steroids

• Opiates

Derived chemically from opium poppy

• Opiates

• Cocaine

• Amphetamine

• Steroids