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Definition of Psychoactive drug
1. Noun. A drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions.
Specialized synonyms: Designer Drug, Dronabinol, Euphoriant, Hallucinogen, Hallucinogenic Drug, Psychedelic Drug, Psychodelic Drug, Tetrahydrocannabinol, Thc
Generic synonyms: Drug
Lexicographical Neighbors of Psychoactive Drug
Literary usage of Psychoactive drug
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"Overall, the use of neuroleptics is consistent with a psychoactive-drug-free
philosophy, does not compromise recovery from addiction, and enhances recovery ..."
2. Drug Abuse Curriculum for Employee Assistance Program Professionalsby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... and thus is not in the DSM-III-R, is psychoactive drug use, a term that can
be applied to a single episode of psychoactive drug self-administration. ..."
3. Substance Abuse Among Older Adults: Treatment Improvement Protocol edited by Frederic C. Blow (1999)
"... its effectiveness over time (evidence of tolerance) • Displaying detailed
knowledge about a specific psychoactive drug and attaching great significance ..."
4. Substance Abuse Among Older Adults: Treatment Improvement Protocol edited by Frederic C. Blow (1999)
"... its effectiveness over time (evidence of tolerance) • Displaying detailed
knowledge about a specific psychoactive drug and attaching great significance ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"It seems to us that the concept of mystification, in the above sense, is applicable
to the process by which psychoactive drug action is often presented and ..."
6. Approval and Monitoring of Narcotic Treatment Programs: A Guide on the Roles by Lynne C. McArthur, Yvonne Goldsberry (1998)
"(h) psychoactive drug means, in addition to alcohol, any drug which has as its
principal action an effect on thought, mood, or behavior. ..."
7. Management of Alcohol and Drug-Related Issues in the Workplace by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"psychoactive drug or substance: A substance that, when ingested, affects mental
processes, eg cognition or affect. This term and its equivalent, ..."
8. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"What sets drug addictions apart from less harmful habits is that the ingested
substance releases a psychoactive drug with the demonstrated potential to ..."
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