Psychoactive Drugs

1. Pscychoactive Drugs
By
Shubhangi V. Meshram
M.Sc chemistry
G.H.Raisoni school of science

2. * What are pscychoactive drugs?
 A chemical substance that changes nervous system functions
and results in alteration in precipitation, moods,thinking and
behavior.
 Impacts on neurotransmitter function.
 Neurotransmitter are the signals that affect how happ, thirsty,
anxious, scared, titired.ex- Dopamine, GABA, noradrenaline
etc
 Examples Of common psychoactive drugs are caffeine,
cocaine, cannabis, ephedrine etc

3. There are four types of pscychoactive
drugs.
 Stimulants
 Depressants
 Narcotics
 Hallucinogens

4. 1. Stimulants
 Range from nicotine and caffeine tI coccaine and crystal meth
 Block the reabsorption of neurotransmitters. Ex:- serotonin,
and dopamine (which can lead to Increased energy, panic
and anxiety.

5. 2.Depressant
 Increase the production of neurotransmitters GABA(gamma
amino butyiric acid)
 Which decrease reaction in brain.
 Affects cognition impairing memory.
 GABA neurotransmitter bind to receptor that receive the
chemical signals leading to reduced nervous system activity
and inducing sleep

6. 3.Narcotics
 These are addictive drugs which affects mood or
behavior an illegal drugs.
 Administered as painkillers , cough depressant and as
active components.
 Use recreationally to create sense of euphoria
 Example:- Morphine, heroin, cocaine etc

7. 4.Hallucinogens
 They trick the brain into seeing or hearing things that aren’t
there actually.
 Warps a person sence of time and space.
 These altered states of consciousness can lead to paranoia
and anxiety.
 Ex:- Includes LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide), Mescaline and
ecstasy.

8. Uses:-
 Anesthesia
 Mental disorders
 Pain management
 Recreation

9. Mode of action:-
 Pscychoactive drug are via oral ingestion as a tablet,
capsules, powder, liquid.
 Via injection by subcutaneous, intramuscular and intravenous
route

12. Thank you