Substance intoxication may often accompany asubstance use disorder (SUD); if persistent substance-related problems exist, SUD is the preferred diagnosis.[5]
The term "intoxication" in common use most often refers to alcohol intoxication, or drug addiction usually opioids consisting of an overdose; resulting in death.
The discussion over whether thecoffee (caffeine) "buzz" counted as intoxication or not was hotly debated during the early to mid 16th century.[7] In human toxicology, blood caffeine concentrations of around 80–100 mg/L have been reported in fatal cases and are generally regarded as lethal.[8][9]
Contact high is a phenomenon that occurs in otherwisesoberpeople who experience a drug-like effect just by coming into contact with someone who is under the influence of apsychoactive drug. In a similar way to theplacebo effect, a contact high may be caused byclassical conditioning as well as by the physical and socialsetting.[10][11]
Slang terms include: gettinghigh (generic), beingstoned,cooked, orblazed (usually in reference to cannabis),[4] and many more specific slang terms for particular intoxicants.Alcohol intoxication is graded in intensity frombuzzed, totipsy thendrunk all the way up tohammered,plastered,smashed,wasted,destroyed,shitfaced and a number of other terms. The termrolling is a common word used to describe being under the influence ofMDMA and forLSD the phrasesfrying ortripping have been used. "Tripping" is a term that is considered applicable to virtually allhallucinogens which includespsychedelics,dissociatives,deliriants and possibly certain types ofhypnotics.[citation needed]
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^Stern, Jake (2015). "Cracked Out and Plugged In: America's Emerging Culture of Addiction".New Errands: The Undergraduate Journal of American Studies.
