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Psychoactive substance

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007052

A drug or other substance that affects how the brain works and causes changes in mood, awareness, thoughts, feelings, or behavior. Examples of psychoactive substances include alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, marijuana, and certain pain medicines. Many illegal drugs, such as heroin, LSD, cocaine, and amphetamines are also psychoactive substances. Also called psychotropic substance.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007052
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymspsychotropic substance
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007052",
  "term": "Psychoactive substance",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug or other substance that affects how the brain works and causes changes in mood, awareness, thoughts, feelings, or behavior. Examples of psychoactive substances include alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, marijuana, and certain pain medicines. Many illegal drugs, such as heroin, LSD, cocaine, and amphetamines are also psychoactive substances. Also called psychotropic substance.",
  "synonyms": [
    "psychotropic substance"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/psychoactive-substance/"
}

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