Marijuana
Marijuana is the most common illegal drug used in Australia . It is made from the dried flowers and leaves of a plant called Cannabis Sativa. Other names for marijuana are ‘grass', ‘cannabis', ‘mull', ‘pot', ‘dope', and ‘yarndi'. Marijuana can look like dried herbs or tea. Sometimes it contains seeds or twigs. It can be grey, green or brown in colour. Marijuana is usually smoked in hand-rolled cigarettes called ‘joints' or in water pipes called ‘bongs'. Sometimes it is mixed with food such as cakes and cookies and eaten. read more

Cocaine
Cocaine is a drug made from the leaves of the coca plant. This plant is processed in different ways to make different types of cocaine. Cocaine is a stimulant drug. This means it speeds up the brain and nervous system. read more

Ecstasy
Methylene DioxyMethAmphetamine (MDMA) – usually called ‘ecstasy' – is a drug made from different chemicals. It can contain both amphetamines and some hallucinogens. Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the brain and the central nervous system. Hallucinogens are drugs that can cause people to see, hear, feel or smell things that do not exist (to have ‘hallucinations'). Other names for ecstasy include ‘E', ‘eccy'. read more