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in·tox·i·ca·tion [ in-tok-si-key-shuhn ]
Definitions related to intoxication:
  • Disturbances in psychophysiological functions and responses as a result of administration or ingestion of a psychoactive substance.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Mental disorder caused by recent ingestion or presence in the body of an exogenous substance producing maladaptive behavior by virtue of its effects on the central nervous system (CNS). The most common psychiatric changes involve disturbances of perception, wakefulness, attention, thinking, judgment, emotional control and psychomotor behavior; the specific clinical picture depends on the substance ingested.
    Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology
    BJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
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