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A psychoactive drug or psychotropic substance is a chemical that acts primarily upon the central nervous system, but also to a lesser extent upon the autonomic nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. This alteration of brain function can result in temporary changes in perception, mood, consciousness and behavior.
These drugs may be used recreationally to purposefully alter one's consciousness (such as coffee, alcohol or cannabis), as entheogens for spiritual purposes (such as the mescaline containing peyote cactus or psilocybin containing mushrooms), and also as medication (such as the use of narcotics in controlling pain, stimulants to treat narcolepsy and attention disorders, as well as anti-depressants and anti-psychotics for treating neurological and psychiatric illnesses).
Many of these substances (especially the stimulants and depressants) can be habit-forming, causing chemical dependency and may lead to substance abuse. Conversely, others (namely the psychedelics) can help to treat and even cure such addictions.
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Drugs Soup: [silenius] Psychoactive Poetry Magnets: [Erowid] cooked up two magnetic word sets to help you bring.. http://tinyurl.com/yey38g9
planetdrogen (planet drogen) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:16:23 -0000
Drugs Soup: [silenius] Psychoactive Poetry Magnets: [Erowid] cooked up two magnetic word sets to help you bring.. http://tinyurl.com/yey38g9
Just remembered there's a large cache of psychoactive drugs waiting for me at Canary Wharf.
lordofmisrule (Paul Morris) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:17:11 -0000
Just remembered there's a large cache of psychoactive drugs waiting for me at Canary Wharf.
1st thought w this Fort Hood shooting - was guy on antidepressants or other psychoactive drugs? As an army psychologist he prob had access.
Fitz ( John Fitzsimmons) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:39:56 -0000
1st thought w this Fort Hood shooting - was guy on antidepressants or other psychoactive drugs? As an army psychologist he prob had access.
Interesting | Effect of psychoactive drugs on spiders http://bit.ly/1MZU9X (abnormally use of hashtag #webdesign ...)
designiac (Bastian Allenstein) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:55:20 -0000
Interesting | Effect of psychoactive drugs on spiders http://bit.ly/1MZU9X (abnormally use of hashtag #webdesign ...)
Side Effects of Psychoactive Drugs (http://cli.gs/AzjGU)
AboutPharmacy (AboutPharmacy) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:30:37 -0000
Side Effects of Psychoactive Drugs (http://cli.gs/AzjGU)
@kylarenee i could. OR! "Many psychoactive drugs, such as cannabis and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) increase melatonin synthesis."
anotherboy22 (anotherboy22) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:43:29 -0000
@kylarenee i could. OR! "Many psychoactive drugs, such as cannabis and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) increase melatonin synthesis."
Council on Spiritual Practices - Readings on religious experience, spiritual practices and traditions, and the use of psychoactive drugs to stimulate or enhance religious experience.
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