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Welcome to TINO! Tune In Not Out is your one-stop shop for information on life's challenges.

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People drink to socialize, celebrate, and relax. Alcohol often has a strong effect on people-and throughout history,people have struggled to understand and manage alcohol's power. Why does alcohol cause people to act and feel differently? How much is too much? Why do some people become addicted while others do not? The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is researching the answers to these and many other questions about alcohol. Here's what is known:

Alcohol's effects vary from person to person, depending on a variety of factors, including:

How much you drink

How often you drink

Your age

Your health status

Your family history

While drinking alcohol is itself not necessarily a problem- drinking too much can cause a range of consequences, and increase your risk for a variety of problems. For more information on alcohol's effects on the body, please see the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's related web page describing alcohol's effects on the body.

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A hallucinogenic tea made in the Amazon from a DMT-containing plant ( Psychotria viridis) along with another vine ( Banisteriopsis caapi) that contains an MAO inhibitor preventing the natural breakdown of DMT in the digestive system, thereby enhancing serotonergic activity. It was used historically in Amazonian religious and healing rituals. For more information, see the Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs Research Report.

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A depressant approved for use in the treatment of narcolepsy, a disorder that causes daytime "sleep attacks."

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Drugs that cause profound distortions in a person's perceptions of reality, such as ketamine, LSD, mescaline (peyote), PCP, psilocybin, salvia, DMT, and ayahuasca. For more information, see the Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs Research Report.

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Pronounced "cot," a shrub ( Catha edulis) found in East Africa and southern Arabia; contains the psychoactive chemicals cathinone and cathine. People from African and Arabian regions (up to an estimated 20 million worldwide) have used khat for centuries as part of cultural tradition and for its stimulant-like effects.

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A hallucinogen manufactured from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a fungus that grows on rye and other grains. LSD is an abbreviation of the scientific name lysergic acid diethylamide. For more information, see the Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs Research Report.

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Pain relievers with an origin similar to that of heroin. Opioids can cause euphoria and are often used nonmedically, leading to overdose deaths. For more information, see the Misuse of Prescription Drugs Research Report

Captain Cody, Cody, Lean, Schoolboy, Sizzurp, Purple Drank
With gluteth- imide: Doors & Fours, Loads, Pancakes and Syrup

Codeine (various brand names)

Tablet, capsule, liquid

Injected, swallowed (often mixed with soda and flavorings)

II, III, V**

Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, Tango and Cash, TNT

Fentanyl (Actiq ®, Duragesic ®, Sublimaze ®)

Lozenge, sublingual tablet, film, buccal tablet

Injected, smoked, snorted

II**

Vike, Watson-387

Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeinone (Vicodin®, Norco ® , Zohydro®, and others)

Capsule, liquid, tablet

Swallowed, snorted, injected

II**

Amidone, Fizzies
With MDMA: Chocolate Chip Cookies

Methadone (Dolophine ®, Methadose ®)

Tablet, dispersible tablet, liquid

Swallowed, injected

II**

M, Miss Emma, Monkey, White Stuff

Morphine ( Duramorph®, MS Contin®)

Tablet, liquid, capsule, suppository

Injected, swallowed, smoked

II, III**

O.C., Oxycet, Oxycotton, Oxy, Hillbilly Heroin, Percs

Oxycodone (OxyContin ®, Percodan ®, Percocet ®, and others)

Capsule, liquid, tablet

Swallowed, snorted, injected

II**

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A benzodiazepine chemically similar to prescription sedatives such as Valium® and Xanax®. Teens and young adults tend to misuse this drug at bars, nightclubs, concerts, and parties. It has been used to commit sexual assaults due to its ability to sedate and incapacitate unsuspecting victims.

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A dissociative drug (Salvia divinorum) that is an herb in the mint family native to southern Mexico. Dissociative drugs are hallucinogens that cause the user to feel detached from reality. For more information, see the Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs Research Report.

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A wide variety of herbal mixtures containing man-made cannabinoid chemicals related to THC in marijuana but often much stronger and more dangerous. Sometimes misleadingly called "synthetic marijuana" and marketed as a "natural," "safe," legal alternative to marijuana. For more information, see the Synthetic Cannabinoids DrugFacts.

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Most drugs of abuse can alter a person's thinking and judgment, leading to health risks, including addiction, drugged driving and infectious disease. Most drugs could potentially harm an unborn baby; pregnancy-related issues are listed in the chart below for drugs where there is enough scientific evidence to connect the drug use to specific negative effects.

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Links - Drug Use Education | Canadian Harm Reduction Network

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Black Poppy is a non profit making, user run organisation that creates and produces the health and lifestyle magazine, Black Poppy - by and for people who use drugs.

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Just Think Twice: Homepage | Just Think Twice

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What are Amphetamines and Stimulants? - In The Know Zone

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Amphetamines are powerful psycho-motor stimulants, like cocaine. All psychomotor stimulants produce wakefulness, increased activity, and decreased appetite. They also increase the activity of the autonomic nervous system, which controls the iris of the eye and the smooth-muscle actions in the body that outside of a person's willful control, such as heart rate.

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Find out everything you need to know about drugs, their effects and the law. Talk to Frank for facts, support and advice on drugs and alcohol today. | FRANK

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Drug Aware - Meth can take control campaign , help, FAQs, facts about drugs

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illegal drugs; drug abuse; drug dependence; cocaine; amphetamines; heroin; ice; marijuana; alcohol

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Without realising it, drugs can become central to a person's life and can affect their personal relationships, ability to study and work, mental health and quality of life.