Jenis

Fungsi

Depresan
Tekan CNS, perlambat otak

Indikasi
Neurotransmit
er

Cemas dan gangguan tidur

GABA

Halusinogen
Ubah persepsi dan perasaan

Stimulan
Meningkatkan mood,
meningkatan perasaan
positif, perhatian, dan
energy. Jantung berdetak
cepat, TD naik, RR naik

Opiat
Painkiller kuat,
perasaan senang
intensif diikuti
rasa sejahtera
dan tenang

Pengaruhi bagian otak untuk

koordinasi, proses pikiran,
mendengar, dan melihat. Ubah
komunikasi sel saraf
Efek
samping
Adiksi

Potensi tinggi adiktif

Contoh

Alkohol, Librium, Barbiturat. anti-anxiety

tranquilizers (e.g., Valium, Librium, Xanax, Prozac,
and Thorazine), GHB (Gamma Hydroxybutyrate),
Rohypnol and many other anti-depressants (e.g., as
Zoloft, Paxil).

Pakai berulang
menyebabkan paranoid
dan pembenci
Potensi sangat tinggi
adiktif

Potensi sedang adiktif, potensi

Potensi sangat
tinggi toleransi, potensi sedang
tinggi adiktif
dependensi psikologis, dan
potensi rendah dependensi fisik
LSD, PCP, MDMA (Ecstasy),
Kokain, metamfetamin,
Heroin, morfin,
marijuana, meskalin, psilocybin,
(1) Central Nervous
amfetamin,
SystemMDMA
(CNS) Depressants
kodein,
Peyote
(Ecstasy), nikotin, kafein
oksikontin

(2) CNS Stimulants

Accelerate the heart rate, elevate the blood pressure, "speed-up" or

over-stimulate the body. Ex: Cocaine, "Crack", Amphetamines &
Methamphetamine ("Crank").
(3) Hallucinogens
(4) Dissociative Anesthetics
Inhibit pain by cutting off or dissociating the brain's perception of
the pain. Ex: Phencyclidine(PCP) and its analogs
(5) Narcotic Analgesics
Relieves pain, induces euphoria, creates mood changes in the user.
Ex: Opium, Codeine, Heroin, Demerol, Darvon, Morphine,
Methadone, Vicodin and OxyContin.