Agents capable of changing behavior or inducing a psychosis-like reaction are termed

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The statement is the definition of psychoactive,which includes drugs with therapeutic value and those without therapeutic value.Psychedelic drugs are the subset of psychoactive drugs that have no therapeutic value.Hallucinogenic drugs may produce hallucinations and psychotic-like behavior and are categorized with psychedelic drugs.Psychotomimetic drugs produce effects that mimic psychoses;they exclude several psychoactive drugs that do not mimic psychoses.

Agents Capable of Changing Behavior or Inducing a Psychosis-Like Reaction