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Table 1 Substance categories

From: Substance use in sexual minority youth: prevalence in an urban cohort

Aggregation

Asked at age 17

Asked at age 20

Tobacco

Cigarettes, tobacco, shisha

Cigarettes, tobacco, shisha

Alcohol

beer, wine, mixed drinks

beer, wine, mixed drinks

Schnapps, vodka, whisky

Schnapps, vodka, whisky

Cannabis

Hashish, weed, cannabis, marijuana

Hashish, weed, cannabis, marijuana

n/a

synthetic cannabinoids (e.g., cannabis substitutes such as "Dutch Orange", "Spice", "K2", "Ganja Style")

Ecstasy/MDMA

Ecstasy, MDMA

Ecstasy, MDMA

Stimulants

Amphetamine, Speed, Pepp, Ice, Crystal Meth, Methamphetamine

Amphetamine or methamphetamine (e.g., "Speed", "Pepp", "Ice", "Crystal Meth")

Cocaine

Cocaine

Opioids

n/a

Cough syrups, pastilles or drops with codeine (e.g., Resyl plus®, Makatussin®, Pectocalmine N®, Codeine Knoll®)

n/a

Opiate painkillers (e.g., Tramal®, Co-Dafalgan®, Sevredol®/Sevre-Long®, Subutex®, Oxycontin®, Palladon®, Durogesic®)

Benzodiazepines

n/a

Tranquillisers with benzodiazepines (e.g., Temesta®, Valium®, Rohypnol®, Xanax®, Dormicum®)

Hallucinogens

LSD, Psilocybe, magic mushrooms

LSD, Psilocybe, magic mushrooms

n/a

2C-B or other "2C drugs" (e.g., "Bromo", "Erox", "Nexus", "Venus")

n/a

Ketamine