Editing Recreational drug use (section)

===Euphoriants===
{{Further|Euphoriant}}
* Alcohol: "Euphoria, the feeling of well-being, has been reported during the early (10–15 min) phase of alcohol consumption" (e.g., beer, wine or spirits)<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Morgan CJ, Badawy AA | title = Alcohol-induced euphoria: exclusion of serotonin | journal = Alcohol and Alcoholism | volume = 36 | issue = 1 | pages = 22–5 | year = 2001 | pmid = 11139411 | doi = 10.1093/alcalc/36.1.22 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* [[Cannabis]]: [[Tetrahydrocannabinol]], the main psychoactive ingredient in this plant, can have sedative and euphoric properties.
* Catnip: Catnip contains a sedative known as [[nepetalactone]] that activates opioid receptors. In cats it elicits sniffing, licking, chewing, head shaking, rolling, and rubbing which are indicators of pleasure. In humans, however, catnip does not act as a euphoriant.<ref>{{cite book| vauthors = Foster S |title=A field guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs|year=2002|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company|location=New York|pages=58|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tg_bPUzhJ9oC|isbn=978-0395838068}}</ref>
* [[Stimulant]]s: "Psychomotor stimulants produce locomotor activity (the subject becomes hyperactive), euphoria, (often expressed by excessive talking and garrulous behaviour), and anorexia. The amphetamines are the best known drugs in this category..."<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Cuthbert AW  | chapter = Stimulants | chapter-url = https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198524038.001.0001/acref-9780198524038-e-907?rskey=qkpdPJ&result=904 | veditors = Blakemore C, Jennett S |title=The Oxford companion to The body |date=2001 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-852403-8}}</ref>
* [[MDMA]]: The "euphoriant drugs such as [[MDMA]] ('ecstasy') and MDEA ('eve')" are popular among young adults.<ref name="Body 2001">{{cite book | vauthors = Hayward R  | chapter = Euphoria | chapter-url = https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198524038.001.0001/acref-9780198524038-e-345?rskey=TYdfnF&result=344 | veditors = Blakemore C, Jennett S |title=The Oxford companion to The body |date=2001 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-852403-8}}</ref> MDMA "users experience short-term feelings of euphoria, rushes of energy and increased tactility"<ref>{{cite book | chapter = Ecstasy | chapter-url = https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199546091.001.0001/acref-9780199546091-e-3615?rskey=Q2GuNL&result=3419 |title=The World Encyclopedia |date=2001 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York, N.Y. |isbn=978-0-19-954609-1 | doi = 10.1093/acref/9780199546091.001.0001 }}</ref> as well as interpersonal connectedness.
* [[Opium]]: This "drug derived from the unripe seed-pods of the opium poppy…produces drowsiness and euphoria and reduces pain. Morphine and codeine are opium derivatives."<ref>{{cite book | chapter = Opium | chapter-url = https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199546091.001.0001/acref-9780199546091-e-8463?rskey=PxvD3j&result=7884 |title=The World Encyclopedia |date=2001 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York, N.Y. |isbn=978-0-19-954609-1 | doi = 10.1093/acref/9780199546091.001.0001 }}</ref> Opioids have led to many deaths in the United States, particularly by causing respiratory depression.