| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun hallucinogen.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (hallucinogen) | 1. A psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "HALLUCINOGENS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1967. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HALLUCINOGENS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | 1: A diverse group of drugs that alter perceptions, thoughts, and feelings. Hallucinogenic drugs include LSD, mescaline, MDMA (ecstasy), PCP, and psilocybin (magic mushrooms). (references) | 2: 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. (references) | |
| Women | Drugs that stimulate the nervous system and produce varied changes in perception and mood. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: hallucinogen
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Hallucinogen (musician) | Hallucinogen is Simon Posford, a producer of psychedelic trance music from England. His first album, Twisted, was one of the most widely influential psy-trance recordings. The follow-up The Lone Deranger only cemented his influence. Simon Posford is also known for his collaboration with Raja Ram, together they form the cult band Shpongle. (references) | ||
| Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder | Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD) is a long-term condition caused by taking hallucinogens. People with this condition experience perceptual (usually visual) distortions even after the "trip" is over and the drug and its metabolites have left the body. Under some definitions it is a requirement for diagnosis that the distortions affect the person's ability to function normally. It is a DSM-IV diagnosis with diagnostic code 292.89. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: hallucinogen | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Hallucinogen | 98 | Hallucinogen | 98 | |
| Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder | 18 | Hallucinogen (musician) | 8 | |
| Hallucinogen (musician) | 8 | Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder | 18 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
