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and tobacco) or illegal (e.g. cannabis, ecstasy, cocaine and heroin). What is a psychoactive drug? Psychoactive drugs affect the central nervous system and alter a person’s mood, thinking and behaviour. There are four classifications of psychoactive drugs: Stimulants - These types of drugs increase

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Drink spiking occurs when alcohol and/or another drug is placed in a person's drink without their knowledge. Find out more This page talks about the risks of taking MDMA. ‘Ecstasy’ is expected to contain MDMA but what these drugs are actually made up of is usually unknown. Find out more It is safer

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with other stimulants Mixing meth with other stimulants such as cocaine, performance and image enhancing drugs or ecstasy can increase the negative side-effects of both drugs. This can lead to unpredictable effects and increases the risk of toxicity and seizures, heart attack and stroke. Mixing meth

What is a drug?

A drug is any substance (with the exception of food and water) which, when taken into the body, alters the body’s function either physically and/or psychologically. Drugs may be legal (e.g. alcohol, caffeine and tobacco) or illegal (e.g. cannabis, ecstasy, cocaine and heroin). Psychoactive drugs

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., & Ayus, J. C. (2013). Ecstacy-associated hyponatremia: why are women at risk? Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 28 (9), 2206-2209. doi:10.1093/ndt/gft192 Rigg, K. K., & Sharp, A. (2018). Deaths related to MDMA (ecstasy/molly): Prevalence, root causes, and harm reduction interventions. Journal

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