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psychoactive drug

chemical substance that affects brain function or perception
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Summary

psychoactive drug is a drug class[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of drug class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,488 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: central nervous system agent[3], drug[4]
  • Commons category: Psychoactive drugs[5]
  • Said to be the same as: psychotropic drug[6], psychoactive[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Psychoactive drugs[8]
  • Partially coincident with: psychiatric medication[9], Estupefacientes[10], narcotic[11]

Why It Matters

psychoactive drug has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → central nervous system agent, drug
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