toxic psychosis

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noun

a psychosis resulting from the toxic effect of chemicals, drugs, or certain intrinsic metabolic states.

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But it is not actually as toxic as it seems (although, admittedly, it does seem pretty toxic).
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban|Jay Michaelson|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Infernal, it can cause fires and explosions; toxic, it can debilitate, poison, and kill.
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But as her audience broadens, you have to wonder, is the big-time toxic to her art?
Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent?|David Yaffe|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Republicans have a rare opportunity to implement policies that are truly compassionate and transcend toxic identity politics.
How a GOP Senate Can Help the Poor|Veronique de Rugy|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

An autopsy found highly toxic cyanide levels in the blood of the not-so-dearly departed.
Beware of Japan’s “Black Widows”|Jake Adelstein|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As he finds rag weed more toxic than the English timothy, his actual first dose is one-half of this theoretical dose.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw
His experiments show that amorphous phosphorus was not toxic to animals.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
As before, I see it turn brown and die on the spot, still half inside the toxic corpse.
More Hunting Wasps|J. Henri Fabre
His constitution has never thrown off the malady resulting from this toxic (poisonous) agent.
A Mortal Antipathy|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
When this occurs the person merges into a psychosis which may be called "hallucinatory confusion."
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin