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MeSH Heading: Hallucinogens
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.388; D27.505.954.427.700.372
Unique ID: D006213
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006213
Scope Note: Drugs capable of inducing illusions, hallucinations, delusions, paranoid ideations, and other alterations of mood and thinking. Despite the name, the feature that distinguishes these agents from other classes of drugs is their capacity to induce states of altered perception, thought, and feeling that are not experienced otherwise.
Entry Term(s): Hallucinogen; Hallucinogenic Agent; Hallucinogenic Agents; Hallucinogenic Drug; Hallucinogenic Drugs; Hallucinogenic Substance; Hallucinogenic Substances; Psychedelic; Psychedelic Agent; Psychedelic Agents; Psychedelics; Psychotomimetic Agent; Psychotomimetic Agents
NLM Classification #: QV 77.7
See Also: Hallucinations
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

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metabolism (ME)

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pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
- Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
  - Physiological Effects of Drugs [D27.505.696]

Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
- Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
  - Therapeutic Uses [D27.505.954]
    - Central Nervous System Agents [D27.505.954.427]
      - Psychotropic Drugs [D27.505.954.427.700]
        
        Antidepressive Agents [D27.505.954.427.700.122]
        
        Hallucinogens [D27.505.954.427.700.372]
        
        Tranquilizing Agents [D27.505.954.427.700.872]

Hallucinogens Preferred

Concept UI: M0009763
Scope Note: Drugs capable of inducing illusions, hallucinations, delusions, paranoid ideations, and other alterations of mood and thinking. Despite the name, the feature that distinguishes these agents from other classes of drugs is their capacity to induce states of altered perception, thought, and feeling that are not experienced otherwise.
Terms: Hallucinogens Preferred Term
Term UI T018851
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Hallucinogen
Term UI T000996991
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Hallucinogenic Agent
Term UI T000996992
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Psychedelic Agents
Term UI T018852
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Psychotomimetic Agents
Term UI T018853
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Hallucinogenic Drugs
Term UI T018854
Date11/30/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Hallucinogenic Drug
Term UI T000996993
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Hallucinogenic Substance
Term UI T000996994
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Psychedelic Agent
Term UI T000996995
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Psychotomimetic Agent
Term UI T000996996
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Hallucinogenic Substances
Term UI T018855
Date04/06/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Psychedelics
Term UI T018856
Date04/06/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Psychedelic
Term UI T000996403
Date11/14/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Hallucinogenic Agents
Term UI T018857
Date11/30/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

Hallucinogens MeSH Descriptor Data 2025