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The Truth

Well, the truth is, there's not really "The worst drug ever" I mean, people are still in the makings of drugs. And also all drugs are bad, it just depends how much you do.

1st Worst Drug

The last, final only #1 is: Heroin

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
Heroin is a brown or white substance. Can be in chunks or in powder. Heroin is sold in little bags, small balloons, and much more objects.

HOW IS IT USED?
Heroin can be used in a variety of ways, depending on user preference and the purity of the drug. Heroin can be injected into a vein ("mainlining"), injected into a muscle, smoked in a water pipe or standard pipe, mixed in a marijuana joint or regular cigarette, inhaled as smoke through a straw, known as "chasing the dragon," snorted as powder via the nose.

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS?
.After an injection of heroin, the user reports feeling a surge of euphoria ("rush") accompanied by a warm flushing of the skin, a dry mouth, and heavy extremities. Following this initial euphoria, the user goes "on the nod," an alternately wakeful and drowsy state. Mental functioning becomes clouded due to the depression of the central nervous system. Other effects included slowed and slurred speech, slow gait, constricted pupils, droopy eyelids, impaired night vision, vomiting, constipation.Chronic users may develop collapsed veins, infection of the heart lining and valves, abscesses, cellulites, and liver disease. Withdrawal, which in regular abusers may occur as early as a few hours after the last administration, produces drug craving, restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea and vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps ("cold turkey"), kicking movements ("kicking the habit"), and other symptoms. Major withdrawal symptoms peak between 48 and 72 hours after the last does and subside after about a week. And most likely, death.

SLANG NAMES
Big H, Blacktar, Brown sugar, Junk, Mud, Skag, and smack.

2nd Worst Drug

Cocaine

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
Cocaine is a white powder that is bought or sold in a small bag.

HOW IS IT USED?
This substance can be snorted, smoked, or injected.

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS?
Users may also experience feelings of restlessness, irritability, and anxiety.

SLANG NAMES
Wacky dust, weasel dust, All-American drug, Angie, and Aunt Nora.

3rd Worst Drug

Methamphetamine

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
Methamphetamine is a crystal-like powdered substance that sometimes comes in large rock-like chunks. When the powder flakes off the rock, the shards look like glass, which is another nickname for meth. Meth is usually white or slightly yellow, depending on the purity.

HOW IS IT USED?
It can be injected, snorted, or smoked.

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS?
Immediately after smoking or injection, the user experiences an intense sensation, called a "rush" or "flash," that lasts only a few minutes and is described as extremely pleasurable. Snorting or swallowing meth produces euphoria - a high, but not a rush. After the initial "rush," there is typically a state of high agitation that in some individuals can lead to violent behavior. Other possible immediate effects include increased wakefulness and insomnia, decreased appetite, irritability/aggression, anxiety, nervousness, convulsions and heart attack.

SLANG NAMES
Chalk, crank, croak, crypto, crystal, fire, glass, meth, tweek, and white cross

4th Worst Drug

Crack Cocaine

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
It is chemically altered cocaine and found as small, hard, white chunks. It is also a stimulant to the central nervous system and is deadlier than other forms of cocaine. It produces a "cracking" sound when it is burned, hence the name. It is thought to be extremely more addictive.

HOW IS IT USED?
Can be smoked.

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS?
General effects include constricted blood vessels and increased temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure, restlessness, irritability, anxiety, and with long term use, violence and paranoia are noted. Additional risks of smoking crack include respiratory problems such as shortness of breath, chest pains, lung trauma and bleeding.

SLANG NAMES
The slang names for crack cocaine are pretty much the same with regular cocaine. A couple of other names for crack cocaine are: Chunks and white chunks.

5th Worst Drug

LSD

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
LSD is usually found on paper that is perforated into small squares. The squares or "tabs" may have be colored or have images printed on them. Liquid LSD is a clear liquid, usually in a small container, tube or flask. LSD can also be found in thin squares of gelatin.

HOW IS IT USED?
LSD is taken orally. Gelatin and liquid can be put in the eyes.

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS?
They depend on the amount taken, the user's personality, mood, expectations, and the surroundings in which the drug is used.The physical effects include dilated pupils, higher body temperature, increased heart rate and blood pressure, sweating, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, dry mouth, and tremors.

SLANG NAMES
Acid, Doses, Hits, Microdot, Sugar cubes, Tabs, and trip.

6th Wort Drug

Ecstasy

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
Ecstasy comes in a tablet form that is often branded, e.g. Nike swoosh, and CK.

HOW IS IT USED?
Taken in pill form, users sometimes take Ecstasy at clubs and other parties to keep on dancing and for mood enhancement.

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS?
Effects include feelings of peacefulness, acceptance and empathy. Users say they experience feelings of closeness with others and a desire to touch others. Other effects can include involuntary teeth clenching, a loss of inhibitions, transfixion on sights and sounds, nausea, blurred vision, chills and/or sweating. Increases in heart rate and blood pressure, as well as seizures, are also possible. The stimulant effects of the drug enable users to dance for extended periods, which when combined with the hot crowded conditions usually found at raves, can lead to severe dehydration and hyperthermia or dramatic increases in body temperature. This can lead to muscle breakdown and kidney, liver and cardiovascular failure. Cardiovascular failure has been reported in some of the Ecstasy-related fatalities.
After-effects can include sleep problems, anxiety and depression.


SLANG NAMES
Adam, E, Roll, X, and XTC.

7th Worst Drug

Opium

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
A black or brown block of tar like substance.

HOW IS IT USED?
Could only be smoked.

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS?
Opium can cause euphoria, followed by a sense of well-being and a calm drowsiness or sedation. Breathing slows, potentially to the point of unconsciousness and death with large doses. Other effects can include nausea, confusion and constipation.

SLANG NAMES
Big O, block, and black stuff.

8th Worst Drug

Marijuana

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
Marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa).

HOW IS IT USED?
Most users roll loose marijuana into a cigarette called a "joint". Weed can be smoked in a water pipe, called a "bong", or mixed into food or brewed as tea. It has also appeared in cigars called "blunts".

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS?
May give memory problems, could have trouble thinking and solving problems. Studies show that someone who smokes five joints per week may be taking in as many cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full pack of cigarettes every day.

SLANG NAMES
Most common slang names are: Weed, dope, Mary Jane, and pot.