A neurotoxic drug is a substance proven or otherwise thought to cause the disruption or permanent alteration of normal brain activity through observable physical damage.

Neurotoxicants

Drugs may include, but are not limited to:

• Alcohol
• Methamphetamine
• MDMA (Ecstasy)
• DXM (Dextromethorphan)
• PCP (Phencyclidine)
• Ketamine
• Nitrous oxide
• Aspartame
• MPTP

Functional group of an alcohol molecule. ... This article is about the psychostimulant, d-methamphetamine. ... ecstasy and religious ecstasy MDMA, most commonly known today by the street name ecstasy, is a synthetic entactogen of the phenethylamine family whose primary effect is to stimulate the brain to rapidly secrete large amounts of serotonin, causing a general sense of openness, empathy, energy, euphoria, and well-being. ... MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), most commonly known by the street names ecstasy or XTC (for more names see the full list), is a synthetic entactogen of the phenethylamine family, whose primary effect is believed to be the stimulation of secretion as well as inhibition of re-uptake of large amounts... Dextromethorphan (DM or DXM) is an antitussive drug that is found in many over-the-counter cold and cough preparations, usually in the form of dextromethorphan hydrobromide. ... Phencyclidine (a contraction of the chemical name phenylcyclohexylpiperidine), abbreviated PCP, is a dissociative drug formerly used as an anesthetic agent, exhibiting hallucinogenic and neurotoxic effects. ... Ketamine is a general dissociative anesthetic for human and veterinary use. ... R-phrases S-phrases Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ... Aspartame (IPA: ) is the name for an artificial, non-carbohydrate sweetener, aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester; i. ... MPTP (1-methyl 4-phenyl 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) is a chemical that is related to the opioid analgesic drugs. ...

See also

• Olney's Lesions
• Neurotoxicity
• Neurotoxin