Different kind of drugs this is important for you

This section on drugs first looks at how drugs - legal and illegal - are used in different ways

Drugs are also categorised by their affects. The categories are; Stimulants, Depressants, Hallucinogens and Analgesics.

* Stimulants - have an affect on your central nervous system. This increases your brain activity, making you excited and energetic. Stimulant drugs include amphetamines and cocaine.
* Depressants - depressant drugs have the opposite affect on your central nervous system, slowing down your brain activity. You may become lethargic. Alcohol and solvents are both depressants.
* Hallucinogenics - are drugs that distort the things you see and hear giving you the impression that things are there when they are not. LSD, magic mushrooms and cannabis are hallucinogens.
* Analgesics - are painkilling drugs aspirin and parecetamol are both analgesics,as is heroin.******