Sentences with phrase «psychoactive effect in»

The new definition reads: «A substance produces a psychoactive effect in a person if, by stimulating or depressing the person's central nervous system, it affects the person's mental functioning or emotional state; as measured by the production of a pharmacological response on the central nervous system or which produces a response in in - vitro tests qualitatively identical to substances controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and references to a substance's psychoactive effects are to be read accordingly.»

As was much discussed during the Psychoactive Substances Act's progression through Parliament, the government's definition of psychoactivity that «A substance produces a psychoactive effect in a person if, by stimulating or depressing the person's central nervous system, it affects the person's mental functioning or emotional state,» was about as vague as it could possibly be.

According to the bill, a psychoactive substance is something which «is capable of producing a psychoactive effect in a person who consumes it».

Here's the point made endlessly by scientists or anyone with even a passing understanding of pharmacology: you can not test the causal mechanism for psychoactive effect in court.

The scientists raised the hypothetical example of a researcher who produced a compound with mild psychoactive effects in order to explore a particular pathway associated with depression.

Not exact matches

In many ways Betel is stricter than a lot of rehabilitation centres; no drugs are allowed, including prescription drugs, if they have a psychoactive effect.

We know from cases of brain damage and the effects of psychoactive drugs, that our experiences are caused by physical chemistry acting on our physical neurons in our brains.

The primary psychoactive chemical in Kona is caffeine, an adenosine antagonist that is known for its stimulant effects.

In addition, the long - term effect of psychoactive drugs on the nursing infant should be handled cautiously, with risk - benefit counseling, and possible monitoring of infant growth and neurodevelopment.

The psychoactive effect is actually more subtle and complex here, but the hippies who use it in their houses and the priests who use it in their churches know it is meant to bring up certain emotions, the least of which is pleasure.

The psychoactive substances bill sought to crack down on legal highs — especially the new generation of drugs that are designed to mimic the effects of traditional illicit substances such as cannabis and ecstasy — which the Home Office says caused 129 deaths in 2015.

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Many researchers believe that psychedelic effects are driven in large part by expectations of the experience so neither monitors nor subjects knew when they would be given the psychoactive drug.

Drug development efforts based on harmine will need to grapple with its known psychoactive effects on the brain, which may explain its traditional use in spiritual ceremonies and as medicine.

Scientists have debated the mechanism of action of captagon, and Janda's vaccine approach has been useful in dissecting how the components of the drug exert their psychoactive effects.

Synthetic cannabinoids, similar to tetrahydrocannabinol (the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana), bind to cannabinoid receptors in the human brain, triggering similar neurophysiological effects.

A study reported Sept. 5 by neuroscientists at Indiana University finds that a non-psychoactive compound in cannabis called cannabidiol, or CBD, appears to protect against the long - term negative psychiatric effects of THC, the primary psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.

While THC is the psychoactive component of marijuana that may induce unwanted paranoia and anxiety in some people, CBD actually reduces and counteracts these effects.

THC is the cannabinoid associated with the psychoactive effects (or magic effects if you want to call it) that are present in Marijuana.

Caffeine (1,3,7 - trimethylxanthine) is the world's most frequently ingested psychoactive substance, 1 with approximately 80 % consumed in the form of coffee.2 However, its effect on depression is poorly understood and is understudied.

Although the ditchweed is primarily being eradicated in mid-western states where it was once grown to support WWII efforts with the encouragement of the federal government, these plants would have little or no psychoactive effect on people who might smoke them because they contain very low levels of THC, the drug component in marijuana.

Internal Department of Justice (DOJ) documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act show that the DEA was instructed by the DOJ (of which the DEA is part) in March of 2000 not to restrict the import of hemp seed and oil: «Hemp products intended for human consumption have THC at levels too low to trigger a psychoactive effect and are not purchased, sold or marketed with the intent of having a psychoactive effect.»

Hemp seeds are harvested from non-psychoactive industrial hemp plants grown in Canada and Europe, for example, under strict regulatory regimes, and have no potential psychoactive «drug» effect, and do not interfere with drug testing even when unrealistic amounts are eaten on a daily basis.

The overindulgence in and dependence on a psychoactive leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual's physical health or mental health, or the welfare of others.

Nicotine has demonstrable psychoactive benefits in the regulation of affect50; therefore, persons exposed to adverse childhood experiences may benefit from using nicotine to regulate their mood.30, 50,51 For such persons, attempts to quit may remove nicotine as their pharmacological coping device for the negative emotional, neurobiological, and social effects of adverse childhood experiences.