4 Drugs used

Question 1

What is a drug?

Answer 1

“ Any chemical entity that is used non- medically and is (generally ) self – administered, through any route of administration for its positive psychoactive effect “

Question 2

What are the classifications of drugs?

Answer 2

1) Depressants
2) Stimulants
3)Cannabis
4) Opioids
5) Hallucinogens and Phencyclidines
6) Other

Question 3

What are some drugs in the classifications?

Answer 3

Depressants
Alcohol
Opioids
Benzodiasepines
Cannabis (delta -9- tetrhydocannabinol, THC )
Volatile substance (inhalants)
Barbiturates

Stimulants
Nicotine
Caffeine
Amphetamines
Cocaine

Hallucinogens and Phencyclidines
Phencyclidine hydrochloride (PCP)
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
Mushrooms (Psliocybin)
Mescaline

Other
Steroid
Kava
Gamma- hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
3,4-0 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, Ecstasy)