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psychoactive

[ sahy-koh-ak-tiv ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes:

    a psychoactive drug.



psychoactive

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adjective

  1. capable of affecting mental activity

    a psychoactive drug

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Origin of psychoactive1

First recorded in 1960–65; psycho- + active
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Unlike other adulterants added to fentanyl for their psychoactive effects, “it’s not like it’s something that you go out and you use a bunch of to get high,†Krotulski said.

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