Marijuana or Cannabis comes from a plant that originated in India but is now grown all around the world including here in Victoria. It is the most commonly used illegal drug in Australia. Cannabis is a depressant drug that can have hallucinogenic effects.
Read MoreEcstasy, or methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), is an illegal stimulant. It’s often used at dance parties and is also known as E, XTC, eccy, the love drug, pills, bikkies, or googs.
Read MoreSynthetics are known by lots of different names and have been made to try to copy the effects of drugs like cocaine, ecstasy, cannabis, heroin and LSD. Even though many are also called legal highs, lots of them are actually illegal.
Read MoreSynthetic cannabis is supposed to be like real weed. Because they are synthetic or man-made, the side effects can be different from batch to batch, which can increase the chance of overdose. It is a depressant that can have hallucinogenic elements.
Read MoreThe number of people using tobacco, mostly as cigarettes, has reduced over the last few decades. However, smoking still causes more harm and illness than almost every other drug in Victoria.
Read MoreOpioid painkillers are medicines that are usually prescribed to people for pain but are also often ‘diverted’ to be used illegally. They are a depressant and are similar to drugs such as heroin.
Read MoreNBOMe is a stimulant and hallucinogen.
Read MoreFor people who use opiates such as heroin and the people who care about them, it's really important to know about Naloxone.
Read MoreMethadone is a depressant similar to heroin and morphine. It is usually prescribed as a substitute for heroin, to help people reduce the harm of illegal use. Methadone is only legal with a prescription but is sometimes ‘diverted’ and used illegally.
Read MoreThe term ‘Magic mushrooms’ refers to several types of mushrooms that contain a chemical called psilocybin. Psilocybin is a hallucinogen.
Read MoreKetamine It is a depressant and a hallucinogenic. Ketamine was originally made to be an anaesthetic and is still used for this purpose sometimes.
Read MoreInhalants include volatile substances, aerosols, gases and nitrates. Inhaling spray paint fumes is the most common inhalant accessed however petrol, gases and glue are also used.
Read MoreIce is often in the media, and use has become more common in Victoria. Ice is an illegal stimulant.
Read MoreMost commonly known as speed, amphetamines can give you a high, a bad comedown or even an overdose, so it's good to get a heads up on what it's about.
Read MoreAlcohol is the most readily available drug in Australia and is the first drug that most young Australians try. Just like any other drug, it's important to know the facts about drinking alcohol.
Read MoreCocaine is an illegal stimulant made from the leaves of the coca plant. It's also known as C, coke, nose candy, snow, rack, white lady, toot, Charlie, blow, white dust, pebbles, Chang and stardust. Freebase is known as base. Crack is referred to as rock or wash.
Read MoreHeroin is used by less than 1% of the Australian population, but it is the fourth most common drug of concern for young people wanting support from alcohol and other drug services. Heroin is an illegal depressant.
Read MoreGHB is depressant, which means it slows down the body’s reaction to things. It used to be used as a legal anaesthetic but is now mostly (but not always) illegally used as a drug at parties and clubs.
Read MoreIt is a dissociative which means you will feel a sense of being “out of your body”. It’s also a hallucinogen, so you can see or hear things that aren’t there when you use it. It can make you feel “woozy”, slow your reaction time and cause you to have less control of your movements.
Read MoreBuprenorphine is a prescribed drug that is used as a legal replacement for heroin. It is also often prescribed to help heroin withdrawal. It is sometimes called Bup or B.
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