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The psychostimulants are a class of medicines that increase activity in the nervous system, producing wakefulness, alertness, and a sense of energy. They range from the mild psychostimulants of everyday life, such as [[caffeine]], to the diverse and powerful [[Amphetamines]]. Their history runs through exploration and commerce, and it returns repeatedly to a single difficulty: the properties that make a psychostimulant useful are also the properties that make it liable to misuse.
The psychostimulants are a class of medicines that increase activity in the nervous system, producing wakefulness, alertness, and a sense of energy. They range from the mild psychostimulants of everyday life, such as [[caffeine]], to the diverse and powerful [[Category:Amphetamines]]. Their history runs through exploration and commerce, and it returns repeatedly to a single difficulty: the properties that make a psychostimulant useful are also the properties that make it liable to misuse.


== Coca and the isolation of cocaine ==
== Coca and the isolation of cocaine ==