Substance Information
Learning the facts about substances is vital to patient care. NIH provides pages on each of the following drugs, which includes information that will help you, gain knowledge to better address substance use with your patients.
- Alcohol
- Club Drugs
- Cocaine
- Fentanyl
- Hallucinogens
- Heroin
- Inhalants
- Marijuana
- MDMA (Ecstasy/Molly)
- Methamphetamine
- Opioids
- Over-the-Counter Medicines
- Prescription Medicines
- Steroids (Anabolic)
- Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2/Spice)
- Synthetic Cathinones (Bath Salts)
- Tobacco/Nicotine and E-cigs
- Other Drugs
There are many substances that can be a catalyst for use and misuse problems. Please use the brochures below with your patients to discuss how these substances may be affecting their health:
