Designer Drugs - How Is It Taken?

How Is It Taken?

2C-B, ecstasy, and methamphetamine are usually sold and distributed in tablets or capsules that are swallowed. Users have also been known to crush the tablets and snort these drugs. Methamphetamine addicts often liquefy the powdered form of the drug and inject the mixture directly into their veins.

GHB is usually sold and consumed as a liquid in small glass or plastic bottles (about 30 milliliters in size). This reportedly provides enough of the drug for three moderate doses. GHB can also be purchased in capsule form or as a powder packaged in a bag. Because it is both odorless and colorless, GHB often goes undetected when added to a drink. It has been used in cases of date rape.

When used by physicians or veterinarians as an anestheticA substance used to deaden pain., ketamine comes in liquid form and is packaged in small glass vials. Illicit drug users often inject the liquid into their veins, but some abusers dry out the substance by cooking it, then crush and snort it.

PCP is available in the form of tablets, capsules, liquid, and powder. In its base form, PCP is a white crystalline powder that is snorted, pressed into tablets, or mixed together with water or alcohol. The liquid form is often sprayed on leafy material such as oregano, mint, or marijuana and sold to users in the form of joints to be smoked. (Separate entries on alcohol and marijuana are included in this encyclopedia.)