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A class of wakefulness-promoting drugs, distinct from classic stimulants, that increase alertness without the same peripheral sympathetic activation.

Example: Modafinil is the prototypical eugeroic — not a psychedelic at all, but a term that shows up adjacent to this space because some people use eugeroics and psychedelics for overlapping reasons (focus, cognitive enhancement), despite the two drug classes working through entirely different mechanisms.