What’s the Deal with Synthetic Cannabinoids… Are They All Dangerous?
Ah weed, one of the most popular and lowest risk recreational substances out there. Although not without any dangers, weed itself is generally seen as one of the safest drugs to ingest with regularity. However, there’s a lot of talk about synthetic cannabinoids and their seemingly huge risk potential. So…
Various Drugs that Affect the GABA A Receptor
Gamma Amino Butyric Acid aka GABA is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain and it acts to oppose Glutamate, the primary excitatory neurotransmitter brain. As mentioned previously, there are two primary Gabanergic Receptors: the Ionotropic GABA A receptor, and the G-protein coupled GABA B receptor.
The Major Drug Classes and Their Subjective Effects
There are thousands upon thousands of psychoactive compounds and seemingly millions of different possible effects! How do we make sense of all of this? Is there a catalog of all the possible types of drugs and what they do?