a drug family is much more specific than drug class (i.e. stimulant, depressant, opiate, and hallucinogen) in that all drugs in a drug family affect the body in a similar manner through means of similar chemical structure. Examples of this include:
The Phenethylamine Family:
amphetamine, methamphetamine, ephedrine, MDMA (Ecstasy), MDA, MDE, Methylphenidate (Ritalin), 2C-B,
2C-T-7, mescaline
The Tryptamine Family:
DMT, 5-MeO-DMT, AMT, 5-MeO-AMT, psilocin, psilocybin (Mushrooms), bufotenine, LSD, LSA
The Cannabinoid Family:
THC (Marijuana),
dronabinol (
Marinol)
