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Name the commonly abused substances?

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Ans.     Commonly abused substances (following the DSM-IV-TR classification):

(i) Alcohol.

(ii) Amphetamines—dextroamphetamines, meta-amphetamines, diet pills.

(iii) Caffeine—coffee, tea, caffeinated soda, chocolate, cocoa.

(iv) Cannabis—marijuana or ‘bhang’, hashish, sensimilla.

(v) Cocaine.

(vi) Hallucinogens—LSD, mescaline.

(vii) Inhalants—gasoline, glue, paint, thinners, spray paints, typewriter correction fluids, sprays.

(viii) Nicotine—tobacco, cigarettes.

(ix) Opioid—morphine, heroin, cough syrup, painkillers (analgesics, anaesthetics).

(x) Phencyclidine.

(xi) Sedatives.