HED Profiles

Human enhancement drugs (HEDs) can be divided into six categories:

link to muscle drugs page

Muscle Drugs

link to weight-loss drugs page

Weight-loss Drugs

link to image-enhancing drugs page

Image-enhancing Drugs

link to sex drugs and aphrodisiacs page

Sex Drugs & Aphrodisiacs

link to cognitive enhancers page

Cognitive Enhancers

link to mood and behavior enhancers pagedrugs taken to improve mood and social behavior

Mood & Behavior Drugs

Recommended Reading

For a general overview of the different types of human enhancement drugs (HEDs), we recommend to read:

Van de Ven, K., Mulrooney, K.J.D., & McVeigh, J. (2019). Human Enhancement Drugs. UK: Routledge.

Evans-Brown, M.J., McVeigh, J., Perkins, C., & Bellis, M.A. (2012 ). Human enhancement drugs. The emerging challenges to public health. Liverpool: Liverpool John Moores University (focus on UK situation).

This pamphlet is freely available on the Education & Training page.