psychoactive drug
Noun | 1. | psychoactive drug - a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions |
单词 | psychoactive drug | |||
释义 | psychoactive drug
psychoactive drugpsychoactive drugSubstance abuse An agent that provides pleasure or ameliorates pain, and may cause physical dependence and tolerance, with a tendency to ↑ dose in order to achieve the same effect; use of non-prescribed psychoactive agents may be 'social' or casual, or evolve into frank addiction; in descending order of addictive potential cocaine/'crack', amphetamines, opiates, nicotine, alcohol, benzodiazepine, barbiturates, cannabis, hallucinogens, caffeine Therapeutics An agent that improves the ability to function appropriately in clinical settings–eg, psych ward, nursing home Types Antidepressants–eg, desipramine, nortryptyline, antipsychotics–eg, haloperidol, thioridazine, benzodiazepines–eg, lorazepam, diazepam, and other hypnotics–eg, diphenhydraminepsy·cho·ac·tive drug(sīkō-aktiv drŭg)psychoactive drug
Synonyms for psychoactive drug
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