Neurotransmitters are the vehicle which stimulates the chain of neuron activity resulting in CNS activity. Chemical name describing the molecular structure of the drug. Generic names assigned to drugs by the United States Adopted Name Council. Trade or brand name identifying the company making the drug. Street names applied to drugs by their abusers.
Antidepressants relieve depression in the depressed and cause excitement in a normal person.
Neuroleptics Thorazine and Haldol. Antidepressants Parnate, Tofranil and Prozac. Hallucinogens LSD, mescaline, psilocybin and bufotenine. O. Laws regarding drugs provide an additional means of categorizing them. The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 required that ingredients of drugs be honestly labeled.