Definitions
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- adjective Tending to increase mental
alertness andawareness - noun A drug that acts to temporarily increase mental
alertness orawareness
Etymologies
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Stimulant medication refers to psychostimulant medication, sometimes amphetamines such as dextroamphetamine (trade name, Dexedrine) but more often methylphenidate (trade name, Ritalin).
The Unmotivated Child Ph.D Natalie Rathvon 1996
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Stimulant medication refers to psychostimulant medication, sometimes amphetamines such as dextroamphetamine (trade name, Dexedrine) but more often methylphenidate (trade name, Ritalin).
The Unmotivated Child Ph.D Natalie Rathvon 1996
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Stimulant medication refers to psychostimulant medication, sometimes amphetamines such as dextroamphetamine (trade name, Dexedrine) but more often methylphenidate (trade name, Ritalin).
The Unmotivated Child Ph.D Natalie Rathvon 1996
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The increased sensitivity to the psychostimulant is a long-lasting brain effect that can be a component of addiction, Hoebel said.
Science and Reason 2009
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The increased sensitivity to the psychostimulant is a long-lasting brain effect that can be a component of addiction, Hoebel said.
Science and Reason 2009
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The increased sensitivity to the psychostimulant is a long-lasting brain effect that can be a component of addiction, Hoebel said.
Science and Reason 2009
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Resting on a wooden dais throughout the ceremony, the synthetic psychostimulant was warmly praised by Harvard president Drew Faust, who called Adderall a stirring testament to what the human mind can achieve when chemically altered by a combination of dextroamphetamine and racemic DL-amphetamine salts.
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All too often a teacher complaint and a 10-minute talk with a pediatrician results in an ill-considered diagnosis and an indefinite prescription for psychostimulant medication.
Sanford Newmark, M.D.: Do 2.5 Million Children Really Need Ritalin? 2010
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Between four and nine million American children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—mostly boys—are taking Ritalin or similar dangerous psychostimulant drugs.
HOW EVIL WORKS DAVID KUPELIAN 2010
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Between four and nine million American children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—mostly boys—are taking Ritalin or similar dangerous psychostimulant drugs.
HOW EVIL WORKS DAVID KUPELIAN 2010
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