Molecular mechanisms of action of selected psychoactive substances

Authors

  • Łukasz Bijoch Instytut Biologii Doświadczalnej im. M. Nenckiego Polska Akademia Nauk
  • Martyna Pekala Laboratory of Neurobiology, Nencki-EMBL Center of Excellence for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders – BRAINCITY, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, 3 Pasteur street, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
  • Anna Beroun 1Laboratory of Neuronal Plasticity, Nencki-EMBL Center of Excellence for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders – BRAINCITY, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, 3 Pasteur street, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18388/pb.2021_376

Abstract

The article describes different groups of psychoactive substances, which are chemical compounds that alter perception. Based on their main effect on the psyche they were classified into four subclasses: stimulants, empathogens, hallucinogens and depressants., Molecular mechanisms of action of different drugs of abuse were described, together with their social and economic issues in Poland and Europe.

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Published

2021-04-29

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Vol. 67 No. 2 (2021)

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