Recreational drugs

Posted on January 5th, 2008 by olga

Recreational drug use is the use of psychoactive drugs for spare time purposes rather than for work, health or spiritual purposes, even if the distinction is not forever clear.
The most popular recreational drugs are:
-Alcohol (ethanol)
-Caffeine
-Cannabis (THC)
-Tobacco (nicotine)
-Betel nut (arecoline)
-Khat (cathinone)
-Kratom
And it’s really true that the use of illegal drugs, and the illegal use of some legal drugs, has effects that could hardly be believed recreational. For instance, illegal trade of cocaine has caused tens of thousands of cruel deaths in South America, corruption of government officials in producing countries, and social consequences derived from addiction in consumer countries.
Other substances often used:
Barbiturates, counting:
-amobarbital (Sodium Amytal®)
-aprobarbital (Alurate®)
-butabarbital (Butisol®)
-butalbital (Fiorinal®)
-hexobarbital (Sombulex®)
-methylphenobarbital (Mebaral®)
-pentobarbital (Nembutal®)
-phenobarbital (Luminal®)
-secobarbital (Seconal®)
-sodium thiopental (Sodium Pentothal®)
-talbutal (Lotusate®)
Benzodiazepines:
-alprazolam (Xanax®)
-clonazepam (Klonopin®)
-diazepam (Valium®)
-flunitrazepam (Rohypnol®)
-lorazepam (Ativan®)
-nitrazepam (Mogadon®)
-temazepam (Restoril®)
-Deliriants:
-atropine
-diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl®)
-dimenhydrinate (Dramamine®)
-scopolamine
-nutmeg
Dissociative anaesthetics:
-dextromethorphan (DXM)
-ketamine (Ketaset®)
-nitrous oxide
-phencyclidine (PCP)
Opium (Papaver somniferum) and opioids:
-codeine
-fentanyl (Duragesic®, Actiq®)
-diamorphine (street name heroin)
-hydrocodone (Vicodin®)
-hydromorphone (Dilaudid®)
-meperidine (Demerol®)
-methadone (Methadose®)
-morphine
-oxycodone (OxyContin®, Roxicodone®)
-oxymorphone (Opana®)
-dextropropoxyphene (Darvocet®)
Phenethylamines:
-2C-B
-2C-E
-2C-I
-2C-T-7
-ephedrine (ephedra)
-MDMA (ecstasy)
-MDEA
-MDA
-mescaline (found in peyote and other cacti)
Stimulants:
-BZP and other piperazine-based drugs (mCPP, TFMPP)
-cocaine
-dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine®, Adderall)
-methamphetamine (Desoxyn®)
-methylphenidate (Ritalin®)
-Indole alkaloids, including:
Tryptamines:
-dimethyltryptamine (DMT, found in numerous plants)
-psilocybin and psilocin (found in psychedelic mushrooms)
-ergine
-LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) (Delysid®)
Inhalants:
-alkyl nitrites (poppers)
-chloroform
-diethyl ether
-gasoline
-glue
-toluene
Unclassified:
-gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
-kava
-MAO inhibitors, to potentiate certain other drugs
-salvinorin A, found in Salvia divinorum
The idea of responsible drug use is that a person can use recreational drugs with decreased or eliminated risk of harmfully affecting other parts of one’s life or other people’s lives. You should call your attention to the fact that drugs are dangerous, changeable and sometimes addictive, and have negative and profound effects in geographic areas well beyond the location of the consumer.