The ICD-10 Mental and Behavioural Disorders due to psychoactive substance use shows:[6] The discussion over whether the coffee (caffeine) "buzz" counted as intoxication or not was hotly debated during the early to mid 16th century.

In a similar way to the placebo effect, a contact high may be caused by classical conditioning as well as by the physical and social setting.

Alcohol intoxication is graded in intensity from buzzed, to tipsy then drunk all the way up to hammered, plastered, smashed, wasted, destroyed, shitfaced and a number of other terms.

The term rolling is a common word used to describe being under the influence of MDMA and for LSD the phrases frying or tripping have been used.

"Tripping" is a term that is considered applicable to virtually all hallucinogens which includes psychedelics, dissociatives, deliriants and possibly certain types of hypnotics.