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Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hallucinogens
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Therapeutic Uses > Central Nervous System Agents > Psychotropic Drugs > Hallucinogens

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Hallucinogens  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Agent, Hallucinogenic
  • Agent, Psychedelic
  • Agent, Psychotomimetic
  • Agents, Hallucinogenic
  • Agents, Psychedelic
  • Agents, Psychotomimetic
  • Drug, Hallucinogenic
  • Drugs, Hallucinogenic
  • Hallucinogen
  • Hallucinogenic Agent
  • Hallucinogenic Agents
  • Hallucinogenic Drug
  • Hallucinogenic Drugs
  • Hallucinogenic Substance
  • Hallucinogenic Substances
  • Psychedelic
  • Psychedelic Agent
  • Psychedelic Agents
  • Psychedelics
  • Psychotomimetic Agent
  • Psychotomimetic Agents
  • Substance, Hallucinogenic
  • Substances, Hallucinogenic

Scope note

  • Drugs capable of inducing illusions, hallucinations, delusions, paranoid ideations, and other alterations of mood and thinking. Despite the name, the feature that distinguishes these agents from other classes of drugs is their capacity to induce states of altered perception, thought, and feeling that are not experienced otherwise.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006213

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