psychoactive

Example Sentences

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But the mushrooms used in coffees, like lion's mane, are a different species to magic mushrooms and aren't psychoactive.

From BBC

Cannabis is a widely used psychoactive drug worldwide, and its popularity is growing: The U.S. market for recreational cannabis sales could surpass US$72 billion by 2023.

From Salon

Analysis of the locks, which had been dyed red and could have come from more than one person, detected three psychoactive substances.

From BBC

Now, strands of human hair discovered in an ancient burial cave in Spain suggest another novelty: a proclivity for consuming psychoactive drugs.

From New York Times

In fact, pretty much the only reason drugs have a psychoactive effect on us at all is because they closely resemble chemicals our body already produces.

From Salon