Difference between Hallucinogenic and Psychoactive

What is the difference between Hallucinogenic and Psychoactive?

Hallucinogenic as an adjective is producing hallucinations while Psychoactive as an adjective is affecting the mind or mental processes.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a substance that is a hallucinogen.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: producing hallucinations

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Affecting the mind or mental processes.

We hope you now know whether to use Hallucinogenic or Psychoactive in your sentence.