What are the most common illegal drugs?
Schedule 1 drugs (more severe penalties apply to these drugs): • heroin • cocaine • amphetamines • methlyamphetamine (commonly known as ice, crystal meth) • phencyclidine (commonly known as angel dust) • lysergide ( commonly known as LSD) • methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, commonly known as ecstacy) • paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA a drug sometimes sold as ecstacy but more powerful) Schedule 2 and Schedule 2A drugs (less severe penalties apply to these drugs) are much longer lists. Schedule 2 includes: • cannabis • morphine • pethidine Schedule 2A includes all “anabolic and androgenic steroidal agents”. I’ve been charged with a drug offence. What does this mean? You are breaking the law if you: • possess illegal drugs – and possession is not the same as ownership. You can be in possession of a drug even if you don’t own it and haven’t used it. For example, if you know there are drugs in your share house, the law can regard you as being in possession of them even if they belong to some
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