Drugs & Alcohol
Smoking, drinking and doing drugs can really affect people’s lives. Is your life affected? Find out the facts, effects and risks in this section.
Below are some commonly used drugs or for more information see FRANK’s A-Z directory.
Smoking, drinking and doing drugs can really affect people’s lives. Is your life affected? Find out the facts, effects and risks in this section.
Below are some commonly used drugs or for more information see FRANK’s A-Z directory.
Alcohol is seen by many as a more socially acceptable drug, but that's not to say it's any less powerful than other drugs.
A powerful stimulant that keeps people alert, usually sold as an off-white or pinkish powder – that sometimes look like small crystals
Benzodiazepines are prescription drugs used to treat anxiety. ‘Street benzos’ are illicit drugs that are similar but can be far more dangerous.
Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in Britain. Made from parts of the cannabis plant, it's a naturally occurring drug. It can be smoked, eaten or vaped.
Cocaine powder, freebase and crack are all forms of cocaine. They are stimulants with powerful, but short-lived, effects.
A recreational/drug taken as ecstasy pills or as MDMA powder
Sold as a grainy white or light brown powder. Looks similar to cocaine but is a very different drug.
Nicotine vapes are electronic devices designed to allow people to inhale nicotine in a vapor instead of the smoke that results from burning tobacco.
NOS is a colourless gas sold in canisters, usually inhaled using a balloon.
A prescription only medicine used to treat epilepsy, neuropathic pain and anxiety.
Synthetic cannabinoids are artificial chemicals that act on the cannabinoid receptors in the brain.
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