Drugs and Their Effects
What is caffeine, and how does it work? Can you experience withdrawal from it? These questions and more are answered in this comprehensive factsheet from the Australian Drug Foundation.
If you consume caffeine, what is the limit to keep yourself safe and healthy? This tool from Caffeine Informer allows you to input your body weight to estimate a safe caffeine limit. The page also provides lots of information about recommendations for each age group and where these recommendations come from.
What is naloxone? How can you get access to this life-saving drug? What are the trends in Australia? This factsheet from Australian Drug Trends explains.
Naloxone is a drug that can temporarily reverse opioid overdose. But how does it work, and what do you need to know? This factsheet from ADF explains.
What are dissociative drugs... and which substances fall into this category? What do they do and what are the risks? This comprehensive factsheet from the Australian Drug Foundation explains this category of drugs in detail.
What does caffeine actually do? How much caffeine is safe to consume a day? Is it okay for pregnant women or children to consume caffiene? Find the answers to these questions and more with this factsheet from Better Health Channel.
What is speed? What does it do in the body, and what can go wrong? This factsheet from HealthDirect answers these questions and more.
Ice and speed are both different forms of a drug called methamphetamine. Learn more about these substances with this short factsheet from the State Library of New South Wales.
How common is amphetamine use in Australia? What are the effects of these drugs in the short and long term? This comprehensive factsheet from Better Health Channel examines Amphetamines and provides lots of great information.
What are amphetamines? What do they look like, and how do they work? This comprehensive factsheet from ADF explains what you need to know.
What are hallucinogens, and what do you need to know about them? This factsheet from Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) explains.
Datura stramonium is a wild plant of the Solanaceae family. It is found in both hemispheres, in areas of temperate, subtropical and tropical climates. It is a plant native to Asia, but it also grows in North America and Europe. Different cultures have used the varieties of datura for their medicinal and intoxicating properties. Learn more about this drug with this factsheet from ICEERS.
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