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psychoactive substances

Also known as: psychoactive drugs, psychoactive substance, Psychoactive drugs

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Psychedelics, Sociality, and Human Evolution frontiersin.org Frontiers 3 facts

referenceGuerra-Doce (2015) examined archaeological evidence for the use of psychoactive substances in prehistoric times.

referenceThe article 'Comparison of acute lethal toxicity of commonly abused psychoactive substances', published in 2004 in Addiction by R. S. Gable, compares the acute lethal toxicity levels of various commonly abused psychoactive substances.

referenceThe book 'Ancient Psychoactive Substances', edited by S. Fitzpatrick and published in 2018 by the University Press of Florida, examines historical uses of psychoactive substances.

Published Studies — Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and ... hopkinspsychedelic.org Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research 3 facts

referenceHendricks, Clark, and Johnson published a report titled 'Psilocybin research at Johns Hopkins: A 2014 report' in the volume 'Seeking the Sacred with Psychoactive Substances, Volume 2' in 2014.

referenceA 2023 review by Doss, de Wit, and Gallo published in 'Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews' examined the acute effects of psychoactive drugs on emotional episodic memory encoding, consolidation, and retrieval.

referenceGaddis, A., Lidstone, D. E., Nebel, M., Griffiths, R. R., Mostofsky, S. H., Mejia, A., & Barrett, F. S. published a study titled 'Inconsistencies between national drug policy and professional beliefs about psychoactive drugs among psychiatrists in the United States' in the International Journal of Drug Policy in 2022.

Hallucinogenic Plants and Their Use in Traditional Societies culturalsurvival.org Cultural Survival Feb 19, 2010 3 facts

claimHumans have historically sought out psychoactive substances to escape the monotony of daily life, even in environments where such substances are scarce.

claimPsychoactive drugs possess an ambivalent potential for good or evil, order or chaos, because the pharmacological condition they induce is raw material shaped by cultural or psychological forces and expectations.

claimLewis Lewin is considered a preeminent pioneer in the study of psychoactive drugs.

The Mechanisms of Psychedelic Visionary Experiences - Frontiers frontiersin.org Frontiers Sep 27, 2017 2 facts

claimEvolutionary paradigms suggest that fitness benefits accrued to human ancestors as a consequence of their ability to utilize psychoactive substances to enhance the operation of neurotransmitter systems.

referenceSeeking the Sacred with Psychoactive Substances: Chemical Paths to Spirituality and God, edited by J. Ellens in 2014, explores the intersection of psychoactive substances and religious experience.

Ancient Roots of Today's Emerging Renaissance in ... link.springer.com Springer 2 facts

claimThe active suppression of psychoactive substances is a late twentieth-century global phenomenon led by the United States and the United Nations, with deeper historical roots in Christianity and the colonial Americas.

referenceFrits Staal (2001) examines how a psychoactive substance becomes a ritual, specifically using the case of Soma.

Altered State of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com Springer Sep 17, 2025 1 fact

referenceT. Schmidt and T. Majic published 'Empirische Untersuchung Veränderter Bewusstseinszustände' (Empirical investigation of altered states of consciousness) in the 2016 book 'Handbuch Psychoaktive Substanzen'.

Neuroimaging in psychedelic drug development: past, present, and ... nature.com Nature Sep 27, 2023 1 fact

claimThe use of psychoactive substances for medicinal or spiritual purposes dates back to pre-history.

Psychedelics - PMC pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov PMC 1 fact

claimPsychedelics, also known as serotonergic hallucinogens, are powerful psychoactive substances that alter perception and mood and affect numerous cognitive processes.

Psychedelics and Consciousness: Distinctions, Demarcations, and ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua David B Yaden, Matthew W Johnson, Roland R Griffiths, Manoj K Doss, Albert Garcia-Romeu, Sandeep Nayak, Natalie Gukasyan, Brian N Mathur, Frederick S Barrett · Oxford University Press 1 fact

claimDespite distinct classes of psychoactive drugs producing putatively unique states of consciousness, there is surprising overlap in their effects on episodic memory and cognition.

Effects of psychedelics on neurogenesis and broader neuroplasticity link.springer.com Springer Dec 19, 2024 1 fact

referenceNagai F, Nonaka R, Satoh H, and Kamimura K studied the effects of non-medically used psychoactive drugs on monoamine neurotransmission in the rat brain in 2007.

Classification Schemes of Altered States of Consciousness - ORBi orbi.uliege.be ORBi 1 fact

referenceRalph Metzner contributed a chapter titled 'Psychedelic, Psychoactive, and Addictive Drugs and States of Consciousness' to the 2005 book 'Mind-altering drugs: The science of subjective experience', published by Oxford University Press.

[PDF] PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND TRANSPERSONAL STATES atpweb.org Association for Transpersonal Psychology 1 fact

referenceThe "Research Review" article titled "PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND TRANSPERSONAL STATES" examines trends in the research of psychoactive substances and transpersonal states of consciousness during the ten-year period prior to its publication.

The History of Psychedelics and Neuroscience events.umich.edu Nick Denomme · Michigan Psychedelic Center 1 fact

perspectiveNick Denomme views psychoactive substances as tools for understanding the mechanisms by which the brain generates the mind.

Hallucinogens - ScienceDirect.com sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect 1 fact

claimHallucinogens, also known as psychedelics, are psychoactive substances that powerfully alter perception, mood, and a host of cognitive processes.

history Archives - UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics psychedelics.berkeley.edu UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics 1 fact

referenceIn the book 'Bicycle Day and other Psychedelic Essays', author Alan Piper examines the early history of psychoactive drugs, specifically focusing on the interwar period between the eighteenth century and the 1960s, arguing that this era's drug-induced mind states are connected to the birth of modernism.

the consumption of psychoactive plants in ancient global and ... academia.edu Academia.edu 1 fact

claimThe Entheogenic-Ritual Integration Model (ERIM) is a theoretical framework proposing that the use of psychoactive substances was foundational, rather than incidental, to ancient Egyptian religious experience.