The term ‘psychoactive drug’ is used to describe any chemical substance that affects mood, perception or consciousness as a result of changes in the functioning of the nervous system (brain and spinal cord).

Psychoactive drugs are divided into 3 groups:

• depressants: they slow down the central nervous system; for example: tranquillisers, alcohol, petrol, heroin and other opiates, cannabis (in low doses)
• stimulants: they excite the nervous system; for example: nicotine, amphetamines, cocaine, caffeine
• hallucinogens: they distort how things are perceived; for example: LSD, mescaline, ‘magic mushrooms’, cannabis (in high doses)

A few DOORS to contemplate:

 

Early effects of an LSD trip

 

 

LSD trip two hours in

 

 

Cocaine

 

 

DMT

 

 

Magic Mushrooms

 

 

Cheap Sherry combined with Tylenol 3

 

 

Crack Cocaine

 

Mescaline

 

 

Ecstasy

 

 

Marijuana

 

 

Heroine

 

 

Alcohol

 

 

Fentanyl