Editing Stimulant (section)

== Definition ==
A ''stimulant'' is an overarching term that covers many [[drug]]s including those that increase the activity of the [[central nervous system]] and the body,<ref name="Oxford-stimulant-def">{{cite web|title=stimulant – definition of stimulant in English {{!}} Oxford Dictionaries|url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/stimulant|website=Oxford Dictionaries {{!}} English|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226074716/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/stimulant|archive-date=26 February 2017}}</ref> drugs that are pleasurable and invigorating, or drugs that have [[Sympathomimetic drug|sympathomimetic]] effects.<ref name=NBK64328>{{cite book|author1=Center for Substance Abuse Treatment |title=Chapter 2—How Stimulants Affect the Brain and Behavior|publisher=Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US)|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK64328/|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219042946/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK64328/|archive-date=19 February 2017|year=1999}}</ref> Sympathomimetic effects are those effects that mimic or copy the actions of the [[sympathetic nervous system]]. The sympathetic nervous system is a part of the nervous system that prepares the body for action, such as increasing the heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate. Stimulants can activate the same receptors as the natural chemicals released by the sympathetic nervous system (namely [[epinephrine]] and [[norepinephrine]]) and cause similar effects.<ref name="pmid36551221">{{cite journal |vauthors=Costa VM, Grando LG, Milandri E, Nardi J, Teixeira P, Mladěnka P, Remião F |collaboration=OEMONOM |title=Natural Sympathomimetic Drugs: From Pharmacology to Toxicology |journal=Biomolecules |volume=12 |issue=12 |date=November 2022 |page=1793 |pmid=36551221 |pmc=9775352 |doi=10.3390/biom12121793 |doi-access=free}}</ref>