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Methylphenidate, sold under the brand names Ritalin (/ ˈrɪtəlɪn / RIT-ə-lin) and Concerta (/ kənˈsɜːrtə / kən-SUR-tə) among others, is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant used medically to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and, to a lesser extent, narcolepsy.
Haloperidol, sold under the brand name Haldol among others, is a typical antipsychotic medication. [9] Haloperidol is used in the treatment of schizophrenia, tics in Tourette syndrome, mania in bipolar disorder, delirium, agitation, acute psychosis, and hallucinations from alcohol withdrawal.
Ketamine was found to be the 11th overall most dangerous drug. [75] At anesthetic doses, 10–20% of adults and 1–2% of children [10] experience adverse psychiatric reactions that occur during emergence from anesthesia, ranging from dreams and dysphoria to hallucinations and emergence delirium. [76]
A psychoactive drug, mind-altering drug, or consciousness-altering drug is a chemical substance that changes brain function and results in alterations in perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, or behavior. [ 1 ] The term psychotropic drug is often used interchangeably, while some sources present narrower definitions.
Chemically, PCP is a member of the arylcyclohexylamine class, and pharmacologically, it is a dissociative anesthetic. [5][10][11] PCP works primarily as an NMDA receptor antagonist. [10] PCP is most commonly used in the United States. [12] While usage peaked in the US in the 1970s, [13] between 2005 and 2011 an increase in visits to emergency ...
Olanzapine, sold under the brand name Zyprexa among others, is an atypical antipsychotic primarily used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. [ 10 ] It is also sometimes used off-label for treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting [ 11 ] and as an appetite stimulant. [ 12 ]
Trazodone, sold under many brand names, [ 1 ] is an antidepressant medication, [ 20 ] used to treat major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and insomnia. [ 20 ] It is a phenylpiperazine compound of the serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor (SARI) class. [ 21 ][ 22 ] The medication is taken orally.
Psilocybin, also known as 4-phosphoryloxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (4-PO-DMT), and formerly sold under the brand name Indocybin, [ a ] is a naturally occurring psychedelic prodrug compound produced by more than 200 species of fungi. Psilocybin is itself biologically inactive but is quickly converted by the body to psilocin, which has mind ...