 | Cannabis (THC)Looks like: Dried herb usually in flower bud form, sometimes finer; rolled into cigarettes/joint. Taken: Smoked or eaten. Symptoms (Short Term): Increased heart rate, bloodshot eyes, dry mouth and throat, increased appetite. Symptoms (Long Term): Reduced short-term memory, altered sense of time, reduced ability to perform tasks requiring concentration and coordination, paranoia. |
 | MethamphetaminesLooks like: Small shards of broken glass or ice. Taken: Mostly smoked in glass pipe but can be injected. Symptoms (Short Term): Increased heart rate and respiratory rates, elevated blood pressure, dilated pupils, anxiety, moody, decreased appetite. Violent, aggressive behaviour. Symptoms (Long Term): Hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, neuroses, severe psychosis. |
 | OpiatesLooks like: Tablets, capsules. Taken: Injected, smoked, taken orally, inhaled. Symptoms (Short Term): Initial feeling of euphoria followed by drowsiness, nausea and vomiting, constricted pupils, watery eyes, itching. Symptoms (Long Term): Shallow breathing, clammy skin, delusions. |
 | CocaineLooks like: White fine powder, small rocks in purer form. Taken: Inhaled. Symptoms (Short Term): Dilated pupils, elevated blood pressure, increased heart rate and body temperature. Symptoms (Long Term): Runny nose, cardiac arrest, respiratory failure. Damage to nasal septum. |
 | AmphetaminesLooks like: White to brown powder, tablets. Taken: Taken orally, injected, inhaled. Symptoms (Short Term): Increased heart rate and respiratory rates, elevated blood pressure, dilated pupils, decreased appetite. Symptoms (Long Term): Hallucinations, delusions and paranoia. Circulatory system damage. |
 | BenzodiazepinesLooks like: Various pill and capsule form. Taken: Taken orally. Symptoms (Short Term): Calmness, relaxed muscles, slurred speech, drowsiness. Symptoms (Long Term): Physical and psychological addiction, anxiety, insomnia, tremors, delirium. |
 | Synthetic CannabinoidsLooks like: Similar to THC, usually finer (grass clippings/fine herbs). Taken: Smoked. Symptoms (Short Term): Similar effects to cannabis though strength varies widely. Symptoms (Long Term): Similar effects to cannabis though hallucinations and death through cardiac arrest have occurred with use. |
 | AlcoholLooks like: Liquid. Taken: Taken orally. Symptoms (Short Term): Blurred vision, slurred speech. Symptoms (Long Term): Impaired memory, depression, tremors, vital organ damage. |