Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine

What Is Methamphetamine? Methamphetamine is commonly known as speed, meth and chalk. In its smoked form it is often referred to as ice, crystal, crank and glass, and in South Africa as tik. It is a white, odourless, bitter-tasting crystalline powder that easily...
Mandrax

Mandrax

What Is Mandrax? Mandrax is the chemical substance methaqualone. It sometimes comes in light and dark blue capsules or white scored tablets and is sometimes crushed and smoked with dagga in a ‘white Pipe’. Mandrax is also often used as a ‘downer’ by tik users in order...
Cocaine

Cocaine

Cocaine addiction is an illness where the user struggles with the inability to stop using cocaine despite the damages it is causing. What Is Cocaine? Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant that directly affects the brain. It has been labelled the drug of the...
Alcoholism

Alcoholism

Alcoholism is an addiction just like any other. It is a disease that involves a reduction in ability to stop drinking after the first drink. Immediate Consequences Of Alcoholism For The Addict Alcohol consumption causes a number of physiological and behavioural...