... the sustained time-release coating to get a rush of euphoria similar to heroin. There are many ways to get this high, euphoria feeling. Some users simply chew the tablets or others crush the tablets, separate the powder into lines just like people do with cocaine, and snort the lines of OxyConitin up their nose. After some time of snorting pills the inside ... , they have began to inject the needle under their tongue and between their toes! OxyContin is oxycodone in a sustained release form and this is why the tablets should not be broken. Taking broken, chewed, or crushed tablets or inj...

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... , this is a losing effort. Granted the number of pills seized increases every year, "Inspectors at Newark International [where ¼ of all the pills confiscated in the U.S. are found] seized 20,000 tablets in 1998. The following year, the number of seizures jumped to 444,000. From January through March 31 of this year, Customs inspectors here have found 120,000 of the ... drug tablets- (Fields, Leinwand 4/19/00). "8 million doses were seized at airports, and other ports of entry, far exceeding the 750,000 doses in 1998, and the 3.5 million confiscated last year - (Hernandez ... ...

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... . Speed usually comes in the form of white or yellow powder, people either sniff it through the nose or inject it. It can also be swallowed, in the form of tablets and capsules. IMMEDIATE EFFECTS ON YOUR BODY *Fell very good and confident *Heart beats faster *Feel alert and energetic *Breathe faster *exited or agitated *Less hunger *talk a lot *Blood pressure ... , Magic Mushrooms, L.S.D and acid. Hallucinogens grow naturally on trees, vines, seeds and fungi. These are then mixed with different chemical substances (L.S.D, Trips and Acid). L.S.D comes in the form of liquids, tablets, capsu...

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... during World War II. Medical professionals quickly saw the efficacy of methadone as a treatment option for heroin and morphine addiction stemming from battlefield injuries. Methadone is available as a liquid, in tablets, or as an injectable medication. Methadone is typically prescribed by medical professionals for the treatment of heroin and other opiate addiction, based on the longer-lasting effects of the drug ... ...

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... smoke marijuana? After many case studies and psychological theories "curiosity" is often the most logical reason. Ecstasy the common name for MethyleneDioxyMethAmphetamine. Ecstasy (E) is a synthetic drug usually sold as small tablets, which come in a variety of colors and sizes. It is also available as a powder and can be snorted or injected. The effects of ecstasy depend on various factors, individually: the ... ...

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... are used by teens to be alcohol free. Lysergic acid diethylamide in other words known as LSD or Acid is another commonly used party drug. This substance is sold in tablets but can also be purchased in liquid form. Later that liquid is added to paper and sold in little pieces.6 It really uncommon for LSD users to have the same ... ...

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... hydrochloride salt ("OxyContin,"" 2537). OxyContin's chemical formula is 5-epoxy-14-hydroxy-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan-6-one-hydrochloride ("OxyContin,"" 2537). When prescribed, the patient is told not to take broken or crushed tablets because of the risk of overdose, report any adverse effects, protect the medicine from theft, and don't drive because it impairs mental and physical abilities ("OxyContin,"" 2539). OxyContin is prescribed ... ...

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