What are examples of psychoactive drugs?

Answer 1

(1) The most commonly used illegal drugs are hallucinogens (marijuana, magic mushrooms, LSD, PCP, salvia, mescaline, peyote), Ecstasy (which is both a stimulant and a mild hallucinogen), speed (amphetamines or methamphetamines), ketamine aka Special K (which is an animal tranquilizer), opiates (heroin, morphine, hydrocodone aka Vicodin, oxycodone/oxycontin, hydromorphone, fentanyl, codeine), cocaine (and crack, which is essentially a diluted, easier-to-smoke form of cocaine), and benzodiazepines (like Valium, Xanax, Klonopin, Mirtazapine). Some of these drugs -- Valium, Xanax, morphine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, codeine -- are not illegal if prescribed by a doctor [Limeaid]; (2) A recent taxonomy of psychoactive drugs has been provided by Prof Fiona Measham and Dr Russell Newcombe in What's So New About New Psychoactive Substances? Definitions, prevalence, motivations, user groups and a proposed new taxonomy- In Kolind, T., Thom, B. and Hunt, G., The SAGE Handbook of Drug & Alcohol Studies, Volume 1, Sage (2017). Briefly, this model classifies psychoactive drugs by 4 levels into (a) classes (depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens), (b) families - inebriants, analgesics, sedatives (depressants), euphoriants, eugeroics, entactogens (stimulants), cannabinoids, psychedelics, dissociatives (hallucinogens); (c) chemical groups (35 across 9 families), and (d) specific drugs across 35 groups (100s of them).

Answer 2

Stimulants, Depressants, and Hallucinogens.

Answer 3

nicotine and caffeine are good examples. so are cocaine and marijuana.....any drugs have the ability change your perception or mood.

Answer 4

stimulants

depressants

hallucinorgenics