Draft:Outline of recreational drug use

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to recreational drugs.

Recreational drug use is the use of one or more psychoactive drugs to induce an altered state of consciousness, either for pleasure or for some other casual purpose or pastime. When a psychoactive drug enters the user's body, it induces an intoxicating effect. Recreational drugs are commonly divided into three categories: depressants (drugs that slow down the central nervous system), stimulants (drugs that speed up the central nervous system), and hallucinogens (drugs that induce perceptual distortions).