CLASSES OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS
DRUG CLASS
EXAMPLES
OPIATES/OPIOID S
MORPHINE
HEROIN
CODEINE
METHADONE
NALOXONE
DEPRESSANTS
ALCOHOL
BARBITURATES
(Phenobarbitol)
BENZODIAPINES
(Valium, Rohypnol)
STIMULANTS
COCAINE
AMPHETAMINE
METHAMPHETAMINE
RITALIN
CAFFEINE
NICOTINE
HALLUCINOGENS
LYSERGIC ACID
DIETHYLAMIDE
(LSD)
MESCALINE
PSILOCYBIN
MIXED
MARIJUANA
(depressant, hallucinogen)
PHENCYCLIDINE (PCP)
(stimulant, depressant, hallucinogen)
MDMA ("Ecstasy")
(stimulant, hallucinogen)
Created: July 23, 1998Updated: Oct. 26, 2009