List of commonly abused drugs..

Substance	Examples of Street Names	Medical Uses	Route of Administration	DEA Schedule	Period of Detection (used one time)
Stimulants
Amphetamine	Biphetamine, Dexedrine; Black Beauties, Crosses, Hearts	Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obesity, narcolepsy	Injected, oral, smoked, sniffed	II	1-2 days
Cocaine	Coke, Crack, Flake, Rocks, Snow	Local anesthetic, vasoconstrictor	Injected, smoked, sniffed	II	1-4 days
Methamphetamine	Desoxyn; Crank, Crystal, Glass, Ice, Speed	ADHD, obesity, narcolepsy	Injected, oral, smoked, sniffed	II	1-2 days
Methylphenidate	Ritalin	ADHD, narcolepsy	Injected, oral	II	1-2 days
Nicotine	Cigars, Cigarettes, Snuff, Spit Tobacco, etc.	Treatment for nicotine dependence	Smoked, sniffed, oral, transdermal	Not Scheduled	1-2 days
Hallucinogens and Other Compounds
LSD	Acid, Microdot	Psychiatric Therapy	Oral	I	8 hours
Mescaline	Buttons, Cactus, Mesc, Peyote	Psychiatric Therapy	Oral	I	2-3 days
Phencyclidine & Analogs	PCP; Angel Dust, Boat, Hog, Love Boat	Anesthetic (veterinary)	Injected, oral, smoked	I, II	2-8 days
Psilocybin	Magic Mushroom, Purple Passion, Shrooms	Psychiatric Therapy	Oral	I	8 hours
Amphetamine variants	DOB, DOM, MDA, MDMA; Adam, Ecstasy, STP, XTC	Psychiatric Therapy	Oral	I	1-2 days
Marijuana	Blunt, Grass, Herb, Pot, Reefer, Sinsemilla, Smoke, Weed	Many (appetite stimulant, anti-nausea, others)	Oral, smoked	I	1 day - 5 weeks
Hashish	Hash	Same As Marijuana	Oral, smoked	I	1 day - 5 weeks
Tetrahydrocannabinol	Marinol, THC	Antiemetic	Oral, smoked	I, II	1 day - 5 weeks
Anabolic Steroids	Testosterone (T/E ratio), Stanazolol, Nandrolene	Hormone Replacement Therapy	Oral, injected	III	Oral: up to 3 weeks (for testosterone and others); Injected: up to 3 months (Nandrolene up to 9 months)
Opioids and Morphine Derivatives
Codeine	Tylenol w/codeine, Robitussin A-C, Empirin w/codeine, Fiorinal w/codeine	Analgesic, antitussive	Injected, oral	II, III, IV	1-2 days
Heroin	Diacetylmorphine; Horse, Smack	None	Injected, smoked, sniffed	I	1-2 days
Methadone	Amidone, Dolophine, Methadose	Analgesic, treatment for opiate dependence	Injected, oral	II	1 day - 1 week
Morphine	Roxanol, Duramorph	Analgesic	Injected, oral, smoked	II, III	1-2 days
Opium	Laudanum, Paregoric; Dover's Powder	Analgesic, antidiarrheal	Oral, smoked	II, III, V	1-2 days
Depressants
Alcohol	Beer, Wine, Liquor	Antidote for methanol poisoning	Oral	Not Scheduled	6-10 hours
Barbiturates	Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal, Phenobarbital; Barbs	Anesthetic, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative	Injected, oral	II, III, IV	2-10 days
Benzodiazepines	Activan, Halcion, Librium, Rohypnol, Valium; Roofies, Tranks, Xanax	Antianxiety, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative	Injected, oral	IV	1-6 weeks
Methaqualone	Quaalude, Ludes	None	Oral	I	2 weeks