Types of Drugs

Stimulants

Are also known as uppers

Stimulants produce increased mental alertness, wakefulness, loss of
appetite and provide a feeling of well-being
 Amphetamines

Used for weight reduction in obese people

Relieves mild depression and treatment of narcolepsy (excessive desire to
sleep)
 Caffeine

Present in coffee, tea, cola drinks, chocolate and some wake-up pills
 Cocaine

To achieve euphoria (intense feeling of being high)

 Nicotine

Acts as a powerful stimulant of the central nervous system

 Shabu

Known as poor mans cocaine

Chemically known as methamphetamine
Also called as upper or speed
Taken orally, inhaled, injected
 Depressants

Are known as downers

It acts to depress the central nervous system
It promotes relaxation and sleep
 Alcohol

Known as the king of drugs

May be used as disinfectant, rubbed on a childs skin to reduce fever
according to a popular folk lore
 Barbiturates

Induce sleep in persons with anxiety, mental stress, and insomnia

Valuable in the treatment of epilepsy and other forms of seizure
Available in capsules, pills, or tablets
Taken orally or injected
 Narcotics

Relieve pain and produce profound sleep

Pail-killer, cough depressant, and active component of anti-diarrhea
preparations
 Tranquilizers

Calm, relax, and diminish anxiety

Used to treat nervous states and some mental disorders without producing
sleep