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Bookmark or Share- Drugs (psychoactive) - World Health OrganizationPsychoactive drugs are substances that, when taken in or administered into one's system, affect mental processes, e.g. cognition or affect. This term and its equivalent, psychotropic drug, are the most neutral and descriptive term for the whole class of substances, licit and illicit, of interest to drug policy.
- What Are the 4 Types of Drugs? - Ashley Addiction TreatmentThe psychoactive effects can include detachment from reality, hallucinations, paranoia, violent behaviors, distorted perceptions, euphoria, agitation, and fear. Examples of hallucinogens include lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), phencyclidine (PCP), ketamine, mescaline, psilocybin and high-potency cannabis. While these four types of drugs are ...
- Drugs | FDADrugs The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) ensures that safe and effective drugs are available to improve the health of the people in the United States Topic Paragraphs
- Drugs: Definition, Types, Effects And ConsequencesNarcotics (opiates) Narcotic drugs, also known as opioids, are drugs that induce a pleasant state of relaxation and drowsiness but can also cause partial euphoria, slowed pulse and breathing, and nausea. They are commonly used as analgesics and include opium derivates such as morphine, codeine, methadone, and heroin.
- Drug Use and Addiction: MedlinePlusDrug addiction is a chronic brain disease. It causes a person to take drugs repeatedly, despite the harm they cause. Repeated drug use can change the brain and lead to addiction. The brain changes from addiction can be lasting, so drug addiction is considered a "relapsing" disease. This means that people in recovery are at risk for taking drugs ...
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