psychotropic
adjective
psy·cho·tro·pic
ˌsī-kə-ˈtrō-pik 
: acting on the mind
psychotropic drugs
psychotropic
noun
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Female cannabis plants produce the flower used for psychotropic and medicinal uses, according to Weedhub.
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Three studies reported increases in psychotropic drug poisonings, which suggest suicide attempts, and in suicide deaths among children.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
The authors excluded adolescents who had been diagnosed with a developmental or psychiatric disorder or who were taking psychotropic medications.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Students’ use of psychotropic medications was at its highest rate since the center began collecting such data, more than a decade ago.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2024
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Three studies reported increases in psychotropic drug poisonings, which suggest suicide attempts, and in suicide deaths among children.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
The authors excluded adolescents who had been diagnosed with a developmental or psychiatric disorder or who were taking psychotropic medications.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Students’ use of psychotropic medications was at its highest rate since the center began collecting such data, more than a decade ago.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Psychotropic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychotropic. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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psychotropic
1 of 2 adjective
psy·cho·tro·pic
ˌsī-kə-ˈtrō-pik
: acting on the mind
psychotropic drugs
psychotropic
2 of 2 noun
: a psychotropic substance (as a drug)
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