There are other hazards too. Psychoactive substances can put patients in vulnerable states, making them potential victims for financial exploitation or other types of abuse.

A synthetic substitute for THC has been found to produce very similar psychoactive responses to the chemical it is meant to ...

Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Sentiment polarization by substance category. Credit: Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (2025). DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2025.2511750 ...

Summary Psychotropic drugs affect the mind, emotions, and behavior and are commonly used for conditions that include MDD, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and schizophrenia.

The 1970 Controlled Substances Act made most psychoactive drugs illegal before any treatments were brought to market, and MDMA was classified as a Schedule 1 substance in 1985, which effectively ended ...