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Adjective
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Meanwhile, antidepressant prescription rates in teens increased by 1,400 percent between 1987 and 2014. Between 1999 and 2018, the pharmaceutical industry purportedly spent $4.7 billion on lobbying expenditures at the federal level—more than any other industry.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025 -
Serotonin Syndrome Methylene blue interacts with several antidepressant drugs, and the combination can potentially lead to serotonin syndrome, a serious drug reaction caused by high levels of serotonin in the body.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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One of the primary appeals of medical marijuana is its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Mercury News,
20 May 2025
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The term is an adjective that has also become a noun, describing one of the most common analgesic procedures available in modern medicine.—
Stephen C. George,
Discover Magazine,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Ketamine is known as a dissociative anesthetic or dissociative hallucinogen.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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On April 3, he was called to administer anesthetic shots for horses at a property located about 60 miles west of Las Vegas, Shawna Gonzalez, the property owner, told 8 News Now.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Antianxiety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antianxiety. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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