psychotropic
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adjective
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On the witness stand in 2010, the Virginian-Pilot reported, Truelove said he gained 100 pounds in two months after doctors prescribed psychotropic medications.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Her recent reporting has focused on the overprescription of psychotropic drugs in America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Speaking in court, Dr Peggy Dwyer SC, the counsel assisting the coroner, said Cauchi had been off his psychotropic medication since 2019, despite authorities being repeatedly warned of his deteriorating state.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024
Measuring the psychotropic and other properties of a particular cultivar takes expensive DNA tests, DeAngelo explains.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 23, 2023
By keeping to my program he could stay off mind-numbing psychotropic medication if he kept up his megavitamins and minerals.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve
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