Drugs and drug use
Drugs: what you need to know
Learn about the risks of drug taking and the steps you should take to protect yourself
If you inject drugs
Advice about drug injection and avoiding overdose
Support for people affected by drugs
General support and information resources available to drug users, their families and friends
Common drugs
Benzodiazepines (benzos, diazepam, valium)
Benzodiazepines of all kinds are available in the illegal drugs market
Cannabis
Cannabis can make some existing mental health symptoms worse and has been linked with possible development of mental health issues
Cocaine
Cocaine is highly addictive in all its forms, whether you snort, smoke or inject
MDMA (Ecstasy)
MDMA is the active ingredient normally found in ecstasy pills
Synthetic cannabinoids (Spice)
Synthetic cannabinoids are man-made drugs originally designed to mimic the effects of cannabis
Heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive drug that can cause physical dependency