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Meanings of psychoactive substances in English

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Usage of psychoactive substances in English
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Background: People commonly use psychoactive substances to increase physical and psychological pleasure.
Pubmed
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They include small quantities of LSD, methamphetamine, MDMA and other psychoactive substances.
Radio NZ
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Discusses psychoactive substances and the testing regimes used to define them.
Radio NZ
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Everyday psychoactive substances including tea, coffee and alcohol are exempted from the blanket ban.
The Guardian
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Legal highs were banned early this year and are now known as 'new psychoactive substances'.
BBC
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Background and purpose: Cannabis and caffeine are two of the most widely used psychoactive substances.
Pubmed
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They found sheets of paper soaked with psychoactive substances.
BBC
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Portugal has decriminalised not just cannabis but all "illicit" psychoactive substances.
The Irish Times
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It says there has been an alarming increase worldwide in new psychoactive substances, known as NPS.
BBC
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Unfortunately, young people use it to burn not only tobacco, but also other addictive and psychoactive substances.
Pubmed
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He admitted four counts of conspiring to bring contraband into prison, and conspiracy to supply psychoactive substances.
The Guardian
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The number of new psychoactive substances (NPS) has increased significantly, especially within the last 5 years.
Pubmed
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Research has suggested that exposure to psychological trauma is associated with increased abuse of psychoactive substances, particularly alcohol.
Pubmed
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Nevertheless, there are few data regarding the use of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) among psychiatric patients.
Pubmed
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They've asked DHBs to send them blood and urine tests of patients suspected of having taken psychoactive substances.
Radio NZ
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Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says he suspects there's a wider range of psychoactive substances involved in the deaths.
Radio NZ
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Psychoactive substances across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Rare
United Kingdom
Rare