Every psychoactive drug changes consciousness by doing one of three things to the brain: speeding it up, slowing it down, or distorting what it perceives. Filter by effect, then tap a drug class to see how it works and what it does.
A resting brain
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Three things drugs dofilter by effect, then tap a class
Speed up · slow down · distortPsychoactive drugs cross into the brain and change the activity of neurotransmitters — the chemical messengers between neurons. That single change ripples out into altered mood, perception, and awareness. Tap a class to explore it.