drug effects
What substances cause
Drug effects are the changes a substance produces in the body or mind—therapeutic, recreational, or adverse.
The phrase appears in medical contexts (the drug's effects on blood pressure), pharmacology (studying drug effects in clinical trials), and discussions of intoxication (feeling the drug's effects).
Side effects and main effects are both drug effects; the distinction depends on intent.
- getting highBecoming intoxicated by drugs
- highGreat in altitude
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
euphoria · nausea · cotton mouth · blurred vision · drowsiness · passing out · hallucinations · bad trip · addiction · tolerance · overdose · sedation · stimulation · dizziness · impairment · reaction · rush · comedown
- substance educationhealth class, youth education, harm reduction, binge drinking, underage drinking
- toxicologytoxicology, poison, toxin, venom, toxicity
- neurolawcriminal responsibility, insanity defense, competency testing, diminished capacity, expert testimony
- time distortionstime dilation, time flies, time drags, slow motion, fast forward
drug effectsadverse effects
Harmful unintended consequences
toxic effects · side effects · negative outcomes · adverse reactions · drug safety
drug effectsno effect
placebo effect · placebo response · drug resistance · sobriety
drug effectsspontaneous remission
Healing without medical intervention
placebo effect · disease progression · natural healing · nocebo effect
drug, drugs, drugged, drugging, druggist, effect, effects, effective, effectively