Drugs and Narcotics
Legal Drugs
- Alcohol
- Prescribed Medicines
- Over The Counter
- Caffeine
A number of other substances can be considered a Legal Drug, for more info click on the links in the Link section below. If a substance is not taken correctly it can be fatal. Check with your doctor before you use any of these substances.
Club Drugs
Club drugs are being used by young adults at “raves” or “trances,” dance clubs, and bars. MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine, methamphetamine, and LSD are some of the club or party drugs gaining popularity. NIDA (National Institue on Drug Abuse) research has shown that use of club drugs can cause serious health problems and, in some cases, even death.
Links
Legal Drugs
For more information concerning Legal Drugs, check out this website.
Illegal Drugs
Check out this website for a list of the most popular illegal substances.
Drug Prevention
Try out these links to drug info organizations and their sites, people’s stories about drug use, definitions and advice about specific drugs.
- Partners for a Drug Free America
http://www.drugfreeamerica.org/ - Drug Information
http://www.druguse.com/ - Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Prevention Network
http://drugnet.net/
UNCG’s Drug Policy
Check out the consequences of having illegal drugs here at UNCG. Make sure know what you are about get yourself into!
UNCG’s Drug Policy (PDF)
Please note: some items require the Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader, which can be downloaded from the Adobe web site.
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