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Psychoactive Pharmaceuticals
Psychoactive Pharmaceuticals are over-the-counter or prescription drugs approved for human medicinal use. The inclusion of chemicals in this list is not intended to suggest that they are necessarily used recreationally. The substances described have mind- or emotion-altering properties or may be listed because they have possible interactions with recreationally used chemicals.
Nearly 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug and one in five takes at least three. (Health, United States 2014 by the US CDC)
COMMON NAME OTHER NAMES USES
ACETAMINOPHEN paracetamol, Tylenol Pain Killer
ALPRAZOLAM Xanax Anti-anxiety
AMINEPTINE Survector Stimulant
AMITRIPTYLINE Elavil Anti-depressant; Sedative
AMPHETAMINE Adderall Stimulant; ADD Treatment
ATOMOXETINE Strattera Atypical Stimulant; ADD Treatment
BACLOFEN Kemstro, Lloresal, Gablofen Muscle Relaxant
BROMAZEPAM . .
BUPRENORPHINE Buprenex, Suboxone Pain Killer
BUPROPION Wellbutrin, Zyban Anti-depressant
CARISOPRODOL Soma Muscle Relaxant
CHLORAL HYDRATE "Knockout Drops" Sedative
CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE Librium Anti-anxiety
CHLORPROMAZINE Thorazine Anti-psychotic
CITALOPRAM Celexa Anti-depressant; SSRI
CLONIDINE Catapres Anti-hypertensive
CLONAZEPAM Klonopin Anti-convulsant
CODEINE Tylenol III Pain Killer
CYCLOBENZAPRINE Flexeril  
DEXTROAMPHETAMINE Dexedrine Stimulant; ADD Treatment
DIAZEPAM Valium Anxiolytic; Sedative
DIMENHYDRINATE Dramamine Anti-Motion-Sickness
DIPHENHYDRAMINE Benadryl Anti-Histamine; Sleep Aid
DRONABINOL Marinol Pain Killer; Anti-Nausea
DXM Robitussin Cough Suppressant
ETHCHLORVYNOL Placidyl Depressant; Sedative
ETIZOLAM Etilaam Anxiolytic; Sedative
FENTANYL "China White" Pain Killer
FLUOXETINE Prozac Anti-depressant; SSRI
FLUNITRAZEPAM Rohypnol, "Roofies" Sleep Aid; Anti-anxiety
FLURAZEPAM Dalmane Sleep Aid; Anti-anxiety
GABAPENTIN Neurontin Anti-convulsant
HYDROCODONE Vicodin Pain Killer
HYDROMORPHONE Dilaudid Pain Killer
KETAMINE Ketaset Anaesthetic
LOPERAMIDE Loperamide (Immodium) Anti-anxiety
LORAZEPAM Ativan Anti-anxiety
MAOIs    
MECLIZINE Dramamine II, Bonine Anti-Motion-Sickness
MEMANTINE    
METAXALONE Skelaxin Muscle Relaxant
METHADONE   Opiate
METHAMPHETAMINE Desoxyn; Speed Stimulant
METHYLPHENIDATE Ritalin Stimulant; ADD Treatment
MIRTAZAPINE Remeron Anti-depressant
MOCLOBEMIDE Aurorix, Manerix MAOI
NALOXONE Narcan Opiate Blocker
NALTREXONE ReVia Opiate Blocker
NIMETAZEPAM Erimin Anti-anxiety
OLANZAPINE Zyprexa, Lanzac Anti-psychotic
OXYCODONE Percodan, Percocet, Oxycontin Pain Killer
OXYMORPHONE Numorphan, Opana Pain Killer
OXYTOCIN Pitocin; Syntocinon Exogenous hormone
PAROXETINE Paxil Anti-depressant; SSRI
PREGABALIN Lyrica Pain Killer, Anti-Anxiety
PROMETHAZINE Phenergan Anti-histamine; Anti-emetic
PROPOFOL Diprivan Sedative
PROPRANOLOL Propranolol Beta-Blocker
PROPYLHEXEDRINE Benzedrex Stimulant; Vasoconstrictor
QUETIAPINE Seroquel Anti-psychotic
RISPERIDONE Risperdal Anti-psychotic
SELEGILINE Deprenyl; Eldepryl Anti-aging; Anti-depressant
SERTRALINE Zoloft Anti-depressant; SSRI
SILDENAFIL Viagra Erectile dysfunction
SSRIs . .
STEROIDS Hormones Body Building
SUMATRIPTAN Imitrex Migraine Treatment
TEMAZEPAM Restoril Anti-anxiety
TIAGABINE Gabatril Epilepsy Treatment (Gabanergic)
TILETAMINE Telazol Veterinary Anaesthetic
TRAMADOL Ultram, Ultracet Narcotic Analgesic
TRAZODONE Desyrel Anti-depressant
TRIAZOLAM Halcion  
VENLAFAXINE Effexor Anti-depressant
ZOLPIDEM Ambien, Stilnox Sleep Aid
ZOPICLONE Imovane, Zimovane Sleep Aid
OTHER PHARMS Various Various