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Psychoactive drug

A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, mind-altering drug, consciousness-altering drug, psychoactive substance, or psychotropic substance is a chemical substance that alters psychological functioning by modulating central nervous system (CNS) activity. Psychoactive and psychotropic drugs both affect the brain, with psychotropics sometimes referring to…

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Route of administration

Determinants of effects

Effects

Addiction and dependence

Legality

Effect on animals

Widely used psychoactive drugs

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Psychoactive drug

Nodes286
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Avg. degree1.99
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Psychoactive drug

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related to Legality · 27
Psychoactive drug → Act, Alcohol, All, Drug Administration, FDA, Food, However, In, India, Most, Narcotic Drugs, National Minimum Drinking Age, Netherlands, Pakistan, Prohibition, Schedules, Second Opium War, Signed, Single Convention, The
related to Mental disorders · 8
Psychoactive drug → Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, Anxiolytics, Depressants, Mood, Psychiatric, Stimulants, There
related to Addiction and dependence · 7
Psychoactive drug → Dependence, Drugs, Globally, Not, Psychoactive, SUD, SUDs
related to history · 6
Psychoactive drug → Archaeological, Consciousness, Peruvian, Psychoactive, There, This
related to Pain management · 6
Psychoactive drug → NSAIDs, Psychoactive, The, These, This, Thus
has effect · 5
Psychoactive drug → Drugs, Each, Psychoactive, There, They
related to Route of administration · 3
Psychoactive drug → Alcohol, Psychoactive, The
related to Types · 3
Psychoactive drug → Anxiolytics, Common, Psychoactive
see also · 3
Psychoactive drug → Contact, MKULTRAPsychedelic, PharmacopeiaHard

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drugs psychoactive drug use substances used alcohol effects cannabis recreational dependence addiction disorders physical also include neurotransmitter prohibition may treat

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anxiolyticsinstance ofPsychoactive drugs are categorized by their pharmacological effects into types0.80text
sensitization or toleranceinstance ofand potentially lead to dependence or long-term neural adaptations0.80text
the United States Controlled Substances Actinstance ofshaped by international treaties like the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and national laws0.80text
SSRIsinstance ofprescription-only medications0.80text
opioidsinstance ofprescription-only medications0.80text
and benzodiazepinesinstance ofprescription-only medications0.80text
Xanaxinstance ofbenzodiazepines0.80text
Valiuminstance ofbenzodiazepines0.80text
morphineinstance ofopioids0.80text
fentanylinstance ofopioids0.80text
and codeineinstance ofopioids0.80text
barbituratesinstance ofopioids0.80text

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