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Psychoactive drug chart
The following Venn diagram attempts to organize and provide a basic overview of the most common psychoactive drugs into intersecting groups and subgroups based upon pharmacological classification and method of action. Items within each subgroup are close to those of most similar action, and also follow a general placement in accordance with the legend below the diagram. Primary intersections are represented via color mixing.





STIMULANTS

Sympathomimetic Amines Psychomotor Stimulants Amphetamines Cathinone (Khat) Methylphenidate Cocaine

Amino ketones Bupropion Diethylpropion

SSRIs Fluoxetine Fluvoxamine Paroxetine Sertraline

TeCAs Maprotiline Mirtazapine Trazodone

Ephedrine Pseudoephedrine

Methylxanthines Caffeine Theophylline Theobromine

ANTIPSYCHOTICS Atypical antipsychotics Clozapine Risperidone Olanzapine Quetiapine Sulpiride Ziprasidone

Typical antipsychotics Haloperidol Fluphenazine Thioridazine Chlorpromazine Pimozide Perphenazine

CBD

Cholinergics Nicotine Betel nut Muscarine

DEPRESSANTS

Sedative Hypnotics Alcohol Ether Barbiturates Chloroform Chloral hydrate Methaqualone GHB

Benzodiazepines Lorazepam Alprazolam Flunitrazepam Diazepam

Narcotic Analgesics Opium Codeine Morphine Heroin Oxycodone Hydrocodone Methadone Fentanyl

Psychedelics Cannabis THC MDMA MDA MDEA Mescaline DOM LSD Psilocybin AMT DMT Ibogaine

Dissociatives Nitrous Oxide Ketamine DXM Tiletamine PCP

Salvinorin A Ibotenic acid Muscimol

Deliriants Dimenhydrinate Diphenhydramine Scopolamine Atropine HALLUCINOGENS

Primary groups

 * Blue : Stimulants generally increase in potency to the upper left.
 * Red : Depressants generally increase in potency to the lower right.
 * Green : "Hallucinogens" are psychedelic to the left, dissociative to the right, generally less predictable down and to the right, and generally more potent towards the bottom.
 * Pink : Antipsychotics are generally more sedative/tranquilizing to the right.

Secondary groups

 * Cyan (light blue): Overlap of Stimulants (Blue) and Psychedelic hallucinogens (Green) — Primary psychedelics exhibit a stimulant effect
 * Yellow : Overlap of Depressants (Red) and Dissociative hallucinogens (Green) — Primary dissociatives exhibit a depressant effect
 * Lavender : Overlap of Stimulants (Blue) and Antipsychotics (Pink) - The modern non-sedating antidepressants.
 * Salmon : Overlap of Depressants (Red) and Antipsychotics (Pink) - The older sedating antidepressants and anxiolytics.

Tertiary groups

 * Magenta (purple): Overlap of Stimulants (Blue) and Depressants (Red) — Example: nicotine and SSRIs exhibit effects of both.
 * White: Overlap of Stimulants, Depressants and Hallucinogens — Example: THC exhibits effects of all three sections.
 * Sky-blue : Overlap of Stimulants, Psychedelic hallucinogens and Antipsychotics - The empathogens / entactogens.
 * Peach : Overlap of Depressants, Dissociative hallucinogens and Antipsychotics

Quaternary group

 * Light-pink: Center overlap of all four sections (Stimulants, Depressants, Hallucinogens and Antipsychotics) - Cannabis, containing both THC and CBD exhibits a mix of all sections, leaning towards the hallucinogen section due to THC being the primary constituent.