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-There are loads of illicit substances. This is a briefly populated list of the most common ones.
-*Opiates: Heroin, Methadone, Codeine, Morphine and Opium. Main effect is euphoria. Apparently, its rather good.
-*Stimulants: Cocaine, Crack, Ecstasy, Amphetamine. Hyperactivity, euphoria, aggression.
-*Hallucinogens: LSD, Magic Mushrooms. Marked perceptual disturbances, crazy ideas.
-*Weed: "Woah! Gets you stoned man..."
-===Heroin===
-In heroin overdose, give '''naloxone'''. One of the symptoms of opiate overdose is '''respiratory depression'''. They may even develop [[type 2 respiratory failure]] if it's really bad. Test for it using urine
-===Cocaine===
-===Amphetamine===
-Overdose leads ot [[psychosis]], [[chest pain]], [[hypertension]]. Treat with an [[antipsychotic]] - olanzapine or risperidone preferably (fewer side-effects) but are more expensive. Haloperidol is a less expensive alternative.

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