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Drug Abuse at a Glance:

Drug Used	Physical Symptoms	Look For	Dangers
ALCOHOL, BEER, LIQUOR, WINE	Slower reaction times, drowsiness, slurred speech, personality changes.	Hidden bottles, slack facial expression, deliberate movements, lack of coordination, memory loss	High risk for accidents, high risk to injure others, medical problems such as ulcers, blood pressure problems
GLUE SNIFFING	Violence, drunk appearance, dreamy or blank expression.	Tubes of glue, glue smears, paper bags, or handkerchiefs.	Lung/ brain/ liver damage, death through suffocation, anemia.
HEROIN, JUNK, MORPHINE, CODEINE	Stupor/drowsiness, needle marks, watery eyes, blood stain on shirt sleeve, runny nose .	Needle or hypodermic syringe, cotton tourniquet, string, rope, belt, burnt bottle caps or spoons, glassine bags.	Death from overdose, mental deterioration, destruction of brain and liver, addictive.
COUGH MEDICINE CONTAINING CODEINE AND OPIUM	Drunk appearance, lack of coordination, confusion, excessive itching.	Empty bottles of cough medicine.	Causes addiction.
MARIJUANA, POT, GRASS, SMOKE, BOO	Sleepiness, wandering mind, enlarged eye pupils, lack of coordination, craving for sweets increased appetite, mild hallucinations.	Red puffy under eyes, strong odor of burnt leaves, small seeds in pocket lining, cigarette paper, discolored fingers	Anemia, birth defects, inducement to take stronger narcotics. Recent medical finding: Marijuana does injure organs. 1 joint= 1 pack of cigarettes
LSD, DMT, STP, TRIPS, ACID, BLOTTER, ANGEL DUST, GREEN FLAKES, PCP, TIC, K.W. KILLER WEED	Severe hallucinations, feeling of detachment, incoherent speech, cold hands and feet, vomiting, laughing and crying, psychotic behavior, hallucinations and drunken state.	Discolored sugar cubes, strong body odor, mall tubes of liquid capsules and pills- small squares of paper with design. Parsley in baggie with methanol odor, any color powder in small plastic bag.	Suicidal tendencies, unpredictable behavior, chronic exposure causes brain damage. Birth defects, prone to accidental death.
PEP PILLS, UPS, AMPHETAMINS, CRANK, SPEED, CRYSTAL, METH, GO FAST.	Aggressive behavior giggling. Silliness, rapid speech, confused thinking no appetite, extreme fatigue, dry mouth, shakiness.	Jar of pills of varying colors, chain smoking, any brown to white powder in a small plastic bag.	Death from overdose, hallucinations, extreme weight loss, brain damage, destruction of vital organs, addictive.
GOOF BALLS, DOWNS. BARBITURATES, 714'S, & LUDES, REDS, T'S	Drowsiness, stupor, dullness, slurred speech, drunk appearance, vomiting.	Pills of varying colors, sizes & shapes. 714 stamped on tablet.	Death from overdoes, unconsciousness & addiction. Never mix with alcohol.
COKE, FLAKE, TOOT, COCAINE	Raised blood pressure, feeling no pain superior attitude, indestructible feeling, hyperactive, masks fatigue.	White crystalline powder in small plastic bag or tin foil. Redness of mucous membrane on nose.	Heart attack, high blood pressure, accidental burning of self or other injury.
CRACK	Short periods of euphoria followed by depression, hyperactivity in early stages, lethargic in later stages when not using. Sinus problems, sniffling.	Small rock-like pieces sometimes in glass vials or plastic packages, small screens, candles, razor blades.	Depression, sudden death from heart attack or stroke, continual sinus problems, paranoia, suicide.

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Quarryville, PA 17566
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