Stimulants are a class of drugs that speed up messages travelling between the brain and body. They can make a person feel more awake, alert, confident or energetic.1

Stimulants include:

• legal substances such as caffeine and nicotine

• medications such as dexamphetamines, Adderall, methylphenidate (Ritalin)

• illicit substances such as speed, ice or cocaine.

Psychedelics (also known as hallucinogens) are a class of psychoactive substances that produce changes in perception, mood and cognitive processes.

Psychedelics include:

• LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide)

• Psilocybin  or otherwise know as shrooms. 

Dissociatives are a class of psychedelic drug. This class of drug causes people to feel separated or detached from their body or physical environment. 

Dissociatives include:

• Nitrous Oxide

• PCP

• Ketamine

Empathogens increase a person’s feeling of empathy and benevolence towards others, as well as feelings of being socially accepted and connected. 

Empathogens include :

• MDMA (ecstasy)

• MDA