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hallucinogen intoxication

in DSM–IV–TR and DSM–5, a reversible syndrome that is due to the recent ingestion of a specific hallucinogen and is marked by euphoria, subjective intensification of perceptions, hallucinations, synesthesias, pupillary dilation, increased heart rate, sweating, palpitations, blurring of vision, tremors, and incoordination. With higher levels of intoxication, clinically significant behavioral or psychological changes can include marked anxiety or depression, delusion of reference, difficulty focusing attention, fear of losing one’s mind, paranoia, and impaired judgment. See also phencyclidine intoxication; substance intoxication.

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vital statistics

data, such as those compiled in a medical or governmental record, on specific life events (e.g., birth, death, disease, marriage, etc.) in a population.