mind-altering substances

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• mind-altering — adj. producing mood changes or distorted perception; used mostly of psychoactive substances; as, hallucinogenic drugs are mind altering substances. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mind-altering — adjective producing mood changes or distorted perception hallucinogenic drugs are mind altering substances • Similar to: ↑psychoactive, ↑psychotropic …   Useful english dictionary

• mind-altering drug — a drug that produces an altered state of consciousness, usually referring to psychoactive substances that are used recreationally, such as mescaline and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) …   Medical dictionary

• Convention on Psychotropic Substances — The Convention allows only medical and scientific uses of Schedule I drugs. Signed February 21, 1971 Location Vienna Effective August 16, 1976 Condition 4 …   Wikipedia

• Psychotropic Substances Act (Thailand) — Thailand s Psychotropic Substances Act is a law designed to regulate certain mind altering drugs. According to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board, The Act directly resulted from the Convention on Psychotropic Substances 1971 of which… …   Wikipedia

• Dualism (philosophy of mind) — René Descartes s illustration of dualism. Inputs are passed on by the sensory organs to the epiphysis in the brain and from there to the immaterial spirit. In philosophy of mind, dualism is a set of views about the relationship between mind and… …   Wikipedia

• mood-altering — mood .altering adj [only before noun] mood altering drugs or substances affect your mind and change the way you think or feel …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Maya medicine — Health and medicine among the ancient Maya was a complex blend of mind, body, religion, ritual, and science. Important to all, medicine was practiced only by a select few, who generally inherited their positions and received extensive education.… …   Wikipedia

• Psychoactive drug — An assortment of psychoactive drugs A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, or psychotropic is a chemical substance that crosses the blood–brain barrier and acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it affects brain function,… …   Wikipedia

• Maya health and medicine — Health and medicine among the ancient Maya was a complex blend of mind, body, religion, ritual, and science. Important to all, medicine was practiced only by a select few, who generally inherited their positions and received extensive education.… …   Wikipedia

• Torture and the United States — Torture in the United States include documented and alleged cases inside the United States and outside the border by government personnel. Note that such incidents are not necessarily the policy of or done with the approval of the United States… …   Wikipedia