Street drugs and alcohol

Psychoactive amanita
Amanita muscaria mushrooms have been used in Siberian shamanism for centuries, or perhaps as long as thousands of years. Learn more about them.

DMT
N,N-DMT use has been documented as early as the 8th century AD in snuffs found in burial sites, but its use is believed to be much older.

Cocaine
Cocaine is a naturally derived CNS (central nervous system) stimulant extracted and refined from the coca plant.

LSD basics
LSD is one of the most commonly used 'psychedelic' or 'hallucinogenic' substance. It comes in a variety of forms, but is virtually always taken orally.

Heroin basics
Heroin is a semi-synthetic opiate derived from morphine. Learn more about this highly addictive drug.

Ketamine basics
Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic, developed in the mid 1960's, used primarily for veterinary anaesthesiology. Learn more about this drug.

Nutmeg
Both the kernel and its covering contain psychoactive components within their oils.

5-MeO-DMT
5-MeO-DMT is a psychoactive tryptamine which was first identified in the mid 20th Century as a chemical in a South American plant entheogen.

Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca is a term most commonly used to describe a combination of plants and/or chemicals usually consisting of at least some harmala alkaloids and some N,N-DMT.

DXM
Dextromethorphan is a semisynthetic opiate derivative which is legally available over-the-counter in many countries.

Cocaine and Crack
Your guide to cocaine and crack

GHB
GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) is a naturally occurring component of human cells and in wine.

Ibogaine
Ibogaine is a hallucinogenic chemical that can cause profound and long-lasting hallucinations. Learn more about this drug.

Nitrous oxide (laughing gas)
Nitrous Oxide (N2O) is a simple gas that, when inhaled, causes rapid analgesia (pain relief), euphoria, mild sedation, and sometimes psychedelic dissociation.

Salvia divinorum
Salvia divinorum is a soft-leaved green plant, native to Southern Mexico, which contains a powerful psychoactive chemical known as Salvinorin.