Definition of Hallucinogen

1. Noun. A psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences.


Definition of Hallucinogen

1. Noun. Any substance tending to induce hallucination ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hallucinogen

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hallucinogen

1. A class of medications (for example LSD, marijuana, peyote, heroin, cocaine) that result in a distorted perception of reality. Often accompanied by hallucinations. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hallucinogen

hallstand
hallucal
halluces
hallucinate
hallucinated
hallucinates
hallucinating
hallucination
hallucinations
hallucinator
hallucinators
hallucinatory
hallucinatory neuralgia
hallucinaut
hallucinauts
hallucinogen (current term)
hallucinogenesis
hallucinogenic
hallucinogenic drug
hallucinogenics
hallucinogenlike
hallucinogens
hallucinoses
hallucinosis
hallus
hallux
hallux dolorosus
hallux extensus
hallux flexus
hallux malleus

Literary usage of Hallucinogen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Maintaining Budgetary Discipline: Spending and Revenue Options edited by Sherry Snyder (1999)
"Table 5.5 presents data on past-year hallucinogen use by age among the surveyed ... Past-year hallucinogen use was highest among 18- to 25-year-olds ..."

2. National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Main Findings, (1993) by Wai Choy, Dean R. Gerstein, Rashna Ghadialy, Felicia Gray (1998)
"Overall, as well as for those age 12-17, lifetime and past-year hallucinogen use were more likely in small metropolitan areas than in nonmetropolitan areas. ..."

3. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Finally, the hallucinogen "trip," if repeated many times, becomes commonplace and loses its appeal. For these reasons, it appears that the majority of ..."

4. National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (1992)
"Age when you first had a chance to try LSD, PCP, or another hallucinogen — l • I Never had a chance to try LSD, PCP, or another hallucinogen ..."

5. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"hallucinogen intoxication can cause hallucinogenic hallucinosis, ... hallucinogen intoxication may also prompt hallucinogenic delusional disorder and a ..."

6. Illicit Drug Use, Smoking and Drinking by America's High School Students by Lloyd D. Johnston, Patrick M. O'Malley, Jerald G. Bachman (1993)
"Lifetime prevalence of hallucinogen use (unadjusted for underreporting of ... This year's data from the class of 1987 suggest that hallucinogen use began ..."

7. Substance Use Among Women in the United Statesby S. Susan Su by S. Susan Su (1998)
"LSD ("acid") Peyote Mescaline phencyclidine) Psilocybin ("mushrooms") "Ecstasy" (MDMA) Have you ever used a hallucinogen whose name you don't know? ..."

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