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Stimulant

Stimulants (also called a central nervous system stimulant, psychostimulant, or colloquially an upper) are a class of psychoactive drugs that increase alertness. They are used for various purposes, such as enhancing attention, motivation, cognition, mood, and physical activity. Some stimulants occur in nature while others are synthetic. Common stimulants…

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Biological target
Various
Chemical class
Various
Legal status
Variable
Mechanism of action
Various
Synonyms
Psychostimulant; Central nervous system stimulant; CNS stimulant; Upper
Use
Recreational, medical

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Treatment for misuse

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Stimulant

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Stimulant

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related to Mephedrone · 24
Stimulant → Africa, Australia, By, China, December, EU, Europe, European, Federal Analog Act, In, In September, Internet, Israel, It, MCAT, MDMA, Mephedrone, New Zealand, October, Slang
related to Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonists · 22
Stimulant → Ariadne, ASR-2001, BL-3912, Certain, Conversely, Dimoxamine, DMA, DOET, DOH, DOM, DON, DOPR, G-N, HT2A, LSD, MeO-DiPT, MeO-MiPT, MTFEM, Psychedelic, Psychedelics
related to Amphetamines (class) · 20
Stimulant → Adderall, ADHD, Amphetamine-type, An, DOM, Due, Examples, III, Many, MDMA, Non-stimulants, Numerous, Physicians, SNRI, SSRI, STP, Substituted, TAAR1, Two, VMAT2
related to Methamphetamine · 18
Stimulant → ADHD, Also, Although, Both, CNS, Desoxyn, Dextromethamphetamine, Drug Administration, II, In, Methamphetamine, N-methyl-alpha-methylphenethylamine, Psychotropic Substances, Recreationally, United Nations Convention, United States, United States Food, USFDA
related to Medical uses · 14
Stimulant → Adderall, ADHD, Among, Drugs, Eugeroics, For, In, It, MDMA, Pseudoephedrine, Ritalin, Stimulants, US, Vyvanse
related to Recreational use and abuse · 14
Stimulant → Abuse, Addiction, But, CNS, Common, Drug, If, In, Research, Stimulants, The, This, Until, Use
related to Phenylpropanolamine · 13
Stimulant → Accutrim, Europe, February, In, In Canada, In India, It, May, Phenylpropanolamine, PPA, Proin, Propalin, United States
related to Cocaine · 12
Stimulant → Asia, Aymara, Bolivia, Cocaine, Colombia, In Europe, Most, North America, Other, Peru, SNDRI, South American
related to Chronic · 10
Stimulant → Abuse, ADHD, Assessment, Cocaine, Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, However, Initiation, Parkinson's, Some
related to MDMA · 10
Stimulant → Briefly, David Nutt, DEA, Due, Equine Addiction Syndrome, MDMA, Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, Relative, Schedule, The

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stimulants effects amphetamine drug used may caffeine cocaine drugs use methamphetamine modafinil also abuse system increase activity methylphenidate adhd nervous

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StimulantBiological targetVarious1.00infobox
StimulantChemical classVarious1.00infobox
StimulantLegal statusVariable1.00infobox
StimulantMechanism of actionVarious1.00infobox
StimulantSynonymsPsychostimulant; Central nervous system stimulant; CNS stimulant; Upper1.00infobox
StimulantUseRecreational, medical1.00infobox
ephedrineinstance ofDrugs0.80text
pseudoephedrineinstance ofDrugs0.80text
amphetamineinstance ofDrugs0.80text
methylphenidate have well documented ergogenic effectsinstance ofDrugs0.80text
while cocaine has the opposite effect.Neurocognitive enhancing effects of stimulantsinstance ofDrugs0.80text
specifically modafinilinstance ofDrugs0.80text

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