Original sentence: Certain drugs can affect the subjective qualities of perception, thought or emotion, resulting in altered interpretations of sensory input, alternate states of consciousness, or hallucinations.The term hallucinogen is often broadly applied, especially in current scientific literature, to some or all of these substances.The term is attracting increasing criticism, however, for being ethnocentric, dependent upon too broad a definition of hallucination, and implying that certain symptoms that are actually only associated with some substances are applicable to all of them.Their primary effects are markedly different from those of stimulants like cocaine or amphetamines, although most do have stimulating effects.This general group of pharmacological agents can be divided into three broad categories: psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants
Edited sentence: Certain drugs can alter sensory perceptions, elicit alternate states of consciousness, or cause hallucinations.Other classes include the Empathogen/Entactogens (MDMA), the deliriants (Datura, tropane alkaloids), or the dissociatives (DXM, PCP).The broad term "hallucinogen" (a term regarded by many as a misleading misnomer) is often used as a synonym for these substances, especially in the current scientific literature, and is often used as a synonym for the class of psychedelics (LSD, magic mushrooms, mescaline, or 2C-I).Their effects are clearly different from stimulants like cocaine or amphetamines, although most of the psychedelics do have stimulating effects.This group of pharmacological agents which primarily change the subjective qualities of perception, thought or emotion can be subdivided into three broad categories, psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants