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Write briefly about the main classes of drugs in use.

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Drugs are placed into one of three classes A, B or C under the misuse of drugs act 1971.
A drug class is the set of similar action placed under same group.
Class-A includes heroin (diamorphine), cocaine, methadone, LSD, ecstasy and magic mushrooms.
Class-B includes amphetamines, barbiturates, codeine, cannabis, cathinones and synthetic cannabiroids.
Class-C includes benzodiazepines (transquilisers), ketamine, anabolic steroids and Benzylpiperazines (BZP).
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