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Nt1310 Unit 4
ASM 4 – Identify and act upon immediate risk of danger to substance misusers

1.1 – Describe the range of different substances subject to misuse and their effects

There is a whole range of different substances and they all create different effects. Substances fit into three different categories, with more than one category fitting some substances. The three categories are: Stimulants, Depressants and Hallucinogens. I will proceed to list the main substances, their effects, how they are taken and the category they fit into:

Alkyl Nitrates (poppers, amyl nitrate, butyl nitrate, isobutyl nitrate):
Category: Hallucinogens
Effect: Brief but intense head rush, flushed face and neck, effects fade after 2-5- minutes
Form and how
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Either smoked on foil or prepared for injection and injected.

Ecstasy (E, doves, pills, burgers, disco biscuit, mitubishis, MDMA):
Category: Stimulants
Effect: Users feel alert and in tune with their surroundings. Sound, colour and emotions seem more intense. Users may dance for extended periods. Effects may last for 3 to 6 hours.
Form and how used: Tablets of different shapes, size and colour - often with some kind of logo on. Pure MDMA (the main ingredient in ecstasy pills) is a brown coloured crystal and is crushed and snorted.

Gases, glues and aerosols (lighter gas, aerosols containing products such as hairspray, deodorants and air fresheners, tins or tubes of glue, some paints, thinners and correcting fluids):
Category: Hallucingens
Effect: Similar to being very drunk, also thick headed, dizzy, giggly, dreamy, and hallucinations
Form and how used: Sniffed or breathed into the lungs from a cloth or sleeve. Gas products are sometimes squirted directly into the back of the throat.

Alcohol:
Category: Depressants
Effect: Disinhibited, euphoria, loss of coordination and

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