Scientific information

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Pharmacology

• Methods of drug action

  • Agonist
  • Antagonist
  • Reuptake inhibitor
  • Releasing agent
  • Inverse agonist
  • Positive allosteric modulator
  • Negative allosteric modulator

• Psychedelics

  • Tryptamines
  • Lysergamides
  • Phenethylamines
  • 2C-x
  • 2C-T-x
  • 25x-NBOMe
  • 25x-NBOH
  • DOx

• Dissociatives

  • Arylcyclohexylamines
  • Diarylethylamines
  • Inorganic
  • NMDA receptor antagonists

• Deliriants

  • Antihistamines
  • Tropanes

• Stimulants

  • Amphetamines
  • Cathinones
  • Cycloalkylamines
  • Benzofurans
  • MDxx
  • Phenidates
  • Piperazines
  • Pyrrolidines
  • Substituted aminorex
  • Xanthines

• Depressants

  • Antipsychotics
  • Barbiturates
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Gabapentinoids
  • Hypnotics
  • Morphinans
  • Opioids
  • Thienodiazepines

• Other

  • 5-Hydroxytryptophan
  • Adamantanes
  • beta-Carbolines
  • Cytochrome P450
  • Harmala alkaloids
  • κ-opioid receptor agonists
  • MAOI
  • RIMA
  • Modulator
  • Piperidines
  • Phenylpropenes
  • Prodrugs
  • Racetams
  • Serotonin syndrome
  • SSRI
  • SNRI
  • Synthetic cannabinoids
  • Vagus nerve

Neuroscience

• • Hormone
  • Neuron
  • Neurotransmitter
  • Monoamine
  • Receptor
  • Synapse
  • Blood–brain barrier

• Neurotransmitters

  • Serotonin
  • Dopamine
  • Glutamate
  • NMDA
  • AMPA
  • Kainate receptor
  • GABA
  • Orexin
  • Sigma receptor
  • Adenosine
  • CB1
  • CB2
  • Acetylcholine
  • Adrenaline
  • Noradrenaline
  • Melatonin
  • Histamine
  • Substance P

• Chemistry

  • Isomer

See also

• Responsible use
• Substance index
• Subjective effects index