Main Categories of Psychoactive Drugs
- Depressants
- drugs which calm neural activity and slow body functions
- examples: alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates
- Stimulants
- temporarily excite neural activity and arouse body functions
- examples: caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, cocaine, Ecstasy, and methamphetamine
-Hallucinogens
- distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the sensory output
- examples: mild marijuana, LSD, Ecstasy
Myers, D. (2007). Psychology. (8th ed., pp. 292-297). New York, NY: Worth Publishers. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=zZfHkor2AJ8C&pg=PA294&lpg=PA294&dq=Name the main categories of psychoactive drugs, and list three ways these substances can interfere with neurotransmission in the brain&source=bl&ots=E6GU05NmaJ& sig=2AGqWgql4v2mCOtuZYQqRxQHDu4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Jma2UOr1Gouk8QS47YHgCA&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA
- drugs which calm neural activity and slow body functions
- examples: alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates
- Stimulants
- temporarily excite neural activity and arouse body functions
- examples: caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, cocaine, Ecstasy, and methamphetamine
-Hallucinogens
- distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the sensory output
- examples: mild marijuana, LSD, Ecstasy
Myers, D. (2007). Psychology. (8th ed., pp. 292-297). New York, NY: Worth Publishers. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=zZfHkor2AJ8C&pg=PA294&lpg=PA294&dq=Name the main categories of psychoactive drugs, and list three ways these substances can interfere with neurotransmission in the brain&source=bl&ots=E6GU05NmaJ& sig=2AGqWgql4v2mCOtuZYQqRxQHDu4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Jma2UOr1Gouk8QS47YHgCA&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA
