what are types of drugs?
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['Amphetamines. Meth, Ice, Crystal Meth, Shards, Speed, Dexies.', 'Cannabis. Mull, Pot, Dope, Weed, Gunja, Marijuana.', "Ecstasy. Pingers, E's, Pills, Xtc, Eccies, Bickies.", 'Heroin. Hammer, H, Smack, Horse, Gear, Dope, Harry.', 'Cocaine. Coke, Crack, Rock, C, Charlie, Snow, White Lady.', 'Steroids. ... ', 'New Psychoactive Substances. ... ', 'Hallucinogens.']
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Examples of psychoactive substances include caffeine, alcohol, cocaine, LSD, nicotine and cannabis. Classes of drugs frequently used recreationally include: Stimulants, which activate the central nervous system. These are used recreationally for their euphoric effects.
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['Central nervous system depressants.', 'Central nervous system stimulants.', 'Opiates and Opiodes.', 'Hallucinogens.', 'Marijuana.']
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The three categories of drugs are Class A, Class B and Class C: heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and LSD are Class A drugs. speed, cannabis, ketamine, mephedrone and some amphetamines are Class B drugs. anabolic steroids, GHB and some tranquilisers are Class C drugs.
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A drug class is a group of medications that work in a similar way. The different drug classes of antidepressants include: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), and sertraline (Zoloft)
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The Blending of Medication and Addiction Drugs are considered to be such things as stimulants, narcotics, and hallucinogens, and often are used in the medical field to treat or cure disease. Medicine, however, is our term for a drug when that drug is used to cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent a disease.
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['amphetamines.', 'bath salts.', 'benzodiazepines.', 'cocaine and crack cocaine.', 'crystal methamphetamine.', 'ecstasy.', 'ketamine.', 'LSD.']
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Using medication: Oral medications. Many different medications are taken orally (by mouth). They come as solid tablets, capsules, chewable tablets or lozenges to be swallowed whole or sucked on, or as drinkable liquids such as drops, syrups or solutions.
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Alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine are all legal drugs as well. Illegal drugs refer to drugs that are not prescribed by a licensed medical professional, and their use is unlawful under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Department of Justice Canada).
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Types of performance enhancing drugs. Among the most popular PEDs are anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, erythropoietin (EPO), beta-blockers, stimulants and diuretics to name just a few. While drugs such as these get a lot of publicity, they are perhaps not well understood.
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['Opiods: Codeine, Oxycodone, Morphine.', 'Central nervous system depressants: barbiturates, benzodiazepines.', 'Stimulants: dextroamphetamine, methylphenidate.']
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['LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide);', 'PCP (phencyclidine);', 'magic mushrooms (psilocybin);', 'ketamine;', 'mescaline (peyote cactus);', 'morning glory seeds;', 'datura.']
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Bulk drugs: The active chemical substances in powder form, the main ingredient in pharmaceuticals – chemicals having therapeutic value, used for the production of pharmaceutical formulations. Major bulk drugs include antibiotics, sulpha drugs, vitamins, steroids, and analgesics.
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['Stimulants.', 'Depressants.', 'Hallucinogens.', 'Dissociative.', 'Opioids.', 'Inhalants.', 'Cannabis.']
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['Psychiatric medications such as anti-anxiety (like Xanax and Valium), and antipsychotic prescriptions (like clozapine or chlorpromazine)', 'Diuretics.', 'Methadone.', 'Anticonvulsants.', "Medications prescribed for Parkinson's disease."]
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['Pharmacokinetics, which refers to the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs.', 'Pharmacodynamics, which refers to the molecular, biochemical, and physiological effects of drugs, including drug mechanism of action.']
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In pharmacology, a drug is a chemical substance, typically of known structure, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. A pharmaceutical drug, also called a medication or medicine, is a chemical substance used to treat, cure, prevent, or diagnose a disease or to promote well-being.