OTHER OPIATES AND NARCOTIC ANALGESICS-GLUE SNIFFING, SOLVENTS, ETC.

As well as heroin, there are other opiates, such as morphine, Diconal (dipipanone), Temgesic (buprenorphine) and methadone (of which more later). There are also narcotic analgesics, such as codeine and DF 118 (dihydrocodeine tartrate). These all have legitimate medical uses, but are also used by addicts if they cannot get more favoured drugs.

They may be swallowed, or crushed and injected. The dangers are similar to those of heroin. Diconal, when it is injected, is particularly dangerous.

All kinds of household substances (for obvious reasons we shall not be explicit) are sniffed. They give the user a feeling rather like drunkenness. They can be sedating or disinhibiting, or can produce distortions of reality.

Sniffing is not highly addictive, but some kids nevertheless become dependent on it. Others experiment for only a short time. Glue sniffing may be the prelude to trying other drugs.

Health risks

  • Suffocation. Using large plastic bags or sniffing in confined spaces can mean breathing is obstructed. Users can also choke on their own vomit. Some gases squirted directly into the mouth produce suffocation.
  • Heart attacks can be caused by inhaling some solvents.
  • Brain damage, fits, liver and kidney damage - these can all result from prolonged or intense sniffing.
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    Street names: Angel Dust, Monkey Dust, Rocket Fuel, Crystal Cyclone, Peace Pill, Supergrass.

    This is an appalling drug, which is often mistaken for LSD or sold as cannabis. It comes either as a white powder, or as tablets or capsules, or with leafy substances designed to be smoked in cigarettes. It may also be sold as a mixture with other drugs.

    Its legitimate use is in veterinary medicine, not for humans. In low doses it gives a drunken feeling with numbed extremities and general incoordination, and in higher doses it leads to unconsciousness.

    How it is used

    It can be injected, smoked or snorted.

    How often

    It is not commonly used continuously because of its unpredictable and unpleasant

    side-effects, but very occasionally an individual starts using it on a daily basis.

    Health risks

    1. Numbing. Even in small doses this drug causes the body to feel numb. Users may therefore burn or maim themselves while under its influence. They may also hurt others while under its influence, because it can make users extraordinarily strong and violent.
    2. Coma and unconsciousness can be caused by even moderate doses. There is also a halfway stage where the user is experiencing acute emotional turmoil but cannot speak.
    3. Schizophrenia-like reactions, paranoia and permanent memory loss and other severe consequences can result from high doses. A user can flicker in and out of coma for months at a time after a high dose.
    4. Acute psychological disorders lasting for years are among the side-effects of heavy use. Chronic users may lose the ability to tell direction - thus they may drown in a few inches of water because they do not know they are lying face down in it. People using PCP sometimes jump off buildings or stand in front of traffic because they think they have superhuman powers. Horror stories really do apply to this drug.
    5. Overdosing is common, because this drug is taken in the mistaken belief that it is LSD or some other drug.

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