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Substance intoxication
Substance intoxication refers to the temporary maladaptive experience of behavioral or psychological changes that are due to the accumulation of a substance in the body. It is physiological reaction, such as impaired judgment and motor ability , as well as mood change, resulting from the ingestion of a psychoactive substance.
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