Signs and Symptoms
This information is set out to help you get a brief idea about different symptoms and signs to look for in a young person when using drugs.
If you need more help and want to arrange an appointment for your child / young person or to get them onto the Drug Intervention Support Program please call Grey Zebra Project on 01622 817 820
Or Call FACSS on 01622 817 777
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Heroin, Smack, Brown, Gear, junk, H, Scag

Class A
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Foil, Needles, Syringe barrels, Cling film, Spoons,Brownish – white powder which is smoked, snorted or dissolved and injected.

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Physical and psychological dependenceDepression, reduction in pain & perception, a reduction of fear and apprehension, warm feeling in the stomach, lessening of inhibitions, an expansion of ego and an elevation of mood. Relaxed and drowsy. |
Can stay in your system for up to 5 – 7 days

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Cocaine,
Crack


Class A
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Razor blades rolled up bank notes, straws Needles, paper wraps, small pieces of paper, small plastic bags containing white powder that is snorted up the nose.Glass pipes, drink cans with burn marks on them. Plastic bottles with holes punched in them.

Small plastic bags containing rocks of crack the size of a raisin.Needles, paper wraps, small pieces of paper, small plastic bags containing white powder. Smoked.
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Psychological dependence.

Pleasurable state of well-being, relief from fatigue, increased mental alertness, increased physical strength, reduction of hunger indifference to pain.
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Effects last approximately 20 - 30 minutes.
Crack immediate short term lived approximately 10 – 12 mins.

Can be detected for up to
1 – 5 days.
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Cannabis, Marijuana, Draw, Skunk, Sliff, Puff, Hash, Wacky Backy

Class C
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Large Rizlas, Filters, Solid dark lump known as resin.Leaves stalks and seeds called grass.

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Psychological dependence

The user will normally experience relaxation, talkativeness, euphoria.
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Effects last 4 – 6 hours.

It can stay in the blood stream for up to 14 - 30 days depending.
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