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Drug Category	BP	HR	Temp	Pupils	Gastrointestinal	Neurological	Other
Alcohol (Ethanol)	Lo	~	~	Small or Large	Nausea, vomiting, pain	Ataxia, agitation, sedation, coma	Respiratory depression hypo-glycemia
Stimulants Amphetamines Cocaine	Hi	Hi	Hi	Large	Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea	Agitation, psychosis	Diaphoresis
Hallucinogens PCP LSD	Hi	Hi	Hi	Large	~	Hallucination (A&V), euphoria, nystagmus, ataxia, coma, psychosis	~
Sedative hypnotics Benzodiazepines Barbiturates	Lo	Lo	~	~	~	Sedation, ataxia, nystagmus, coma	Respiratory depression
Opioids	Lo	Lo	~	Small	Ileus	Euphoria, sedation, coma	Respiratory depression
Marijuana	Hi	Hi	~	~	Nausea, vomiting, pain	Psychosis, agitation, sedation	~
Nicotine	Hi	Hi	~	~	Nausea, vomiting	Seizures, weakness, sedation, coma	Late effect: bradycardia, hypotension
Dextromethorphan	Hi	Hi	Hi	~	~	Hyperreflexia, nystagmus, ataxia, delirium	Flushed, hallucination, agitation, sedation
Antihistamines	Hi	Hi	Hi	Large	Decreased bowel sounds	Delirium, agitation, sedation, urinary retention	Flushed, dry mucous membranes, dry skin
Inhalants	~	Hi	~	~	~	Euphoria, sedation	Angioedema, dysrhythmia (rare)