Abused Drug Categories
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How are drugs classified?
Drugs and medications of abuse can be grouped together into categories based on similarities between:- How they work.
- What effects they will produce in the human body and brain.
A useful categorization scheme follows. We'll consider each class of drugs in turn, but if you want to, you can skip ahead to read about the particular drug class that interests you most.
Cannabinols
Hallucinogens
Inhalants
Other Drugs of Abuse
