Central Nervous System Stimulants
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Types
Stimulants can range from mild legal forms like caffeine to severe illegal drugs like methamphetamines. Each type has different effects at different levels and all can be lethal if taken in excessive quantities. The first type is the cocaine family which consists of cocaine HCL, cocaine freebase or crack, and cocaine paste. Then there are a wide arrange of amphetamines which are synthetic versions of the ephedra plant like Adderall which is used to help with ADHD (attention deficit hyper activity) symptoms (Inaba & Cohen, 2014). The next type is the amphetamine congeners like methylphenidate that has also been connected to relieving symptoms of ADHD, along with fenfluramine or as it is more popularly …show more content…
The first type is called indoles and this includes LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, and ayahuasca. Peyote and MDMA (ecstasy) are called phenylalkylamines and belladonna and Datura are anticholinergics. The last two categories are the individually classified drugs like ketamine, PCP, salvia divinorum, and DXM, and cannabinoids found in marijuana (Inaba & Cohen, 2014). Very few of the hallucinogens have current medical uses with the exception of efavirenz for treatment of AIDS and cannabinoids in certain states that have made it legal for medical …show more content…
You can also see similar stimulant effects in many hallucinogens like MDMA which has stimulant effects that are similar to amphetamines (Inaba & Cohen, 2014). Depressants produce feelings of euphoria and so do hallucinogens. Some hallucinogens are even mixed with depressants to increase the euphoric effects of the both drugs (Inaba & Cohen, 2014). Also, some hallucinogens and depressants produce drowsiness and sedation, along with the hallucinogens having stimulant like muscle spasms and high blood
Types
Stimulants can range from mild legal forms like caffeine to severe illegal drugs like methamphetamines. Each type has different effects at different levels and all can be lethal if taken in excessive quantities. The first type is the cocaine family which consists of cocaine HCL, cocaine freebase or crack, and cocaine paste. Then there are a wide arrange of amphetamines which are synthetic versions of the ephedra plant like Adderall which is used to help with ADHD (attention deficit hyper activity) symptoms (Inaba & Cohen, 2014). The next type is the amphetamine congeners like methylphenidate that has also been connected to relieving symptoms of ADHD, along with fenfluramine or as it is more popularly …show more content…
The first type is called indoles and this includes LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, and ayahuasca. Peyote and MDMA (ecstasy) are called phenylalkylamines and belladonna and Datura are anticholinergics. The last two categories are the individually classified drugs like ketamine, PCP, salvia divinorum, and DXM, and cannabinoids found in marijuana (Inaba & Cohen, 2014). Very few of the hallucinogens have current medical uses with the exception of efavirenz for treatment of AIDS and cannabinoids in certain states that have made it legal for medical …show more content…
You can also see similar stimulant effects in many hallucinogens like MDMA which has stimulant effects that are similar to amphetamines (Inaba & Cohen, 2014). Depressants produce feelings of euphoria and so do hallucinogens. Some hallucinogens are even mixed with depressants to increase the euphoric effects of the both drugs (Inaba & Cohen, 2014). Also, some hallucinogens and depressants produce drowsiness and sedation, along with the hallucinogens having stimulant like muscle spasms and high blood