How to Use psychotropic in a Sentence

psychotropic

adjective
  • And many psychotropic drugs can cause daytime sleepiness that harms the quality of nighttime rest.
    — Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 18 Nov. 2017
  • Spice has psychotropic qualities, which makes it of interest not just in outer space.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Peyoteros have been known to try and replant it in their own gardens or to give the non-psychotropic cactus away to clients as a freebie.
    — Betsy Andrews, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2018
  • Through their lessons, Paul sees the planet as more than a place from which to extract the psychotropic melange known as Spice.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Hemp seeds originate from the same species of plant that produces marijuana, but hemp seeds do not have the psychotropic effects of cannabis.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Breggin has a long history of denying that psychotropic drugs can be effective or helpful.
    — Marie Claire, 8 July 2019
  • In other cases, children were forcibly injected with psychotropic drugs.
    — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 June 2019
  • Some studies have shown that ancient hominids have been using psychotropic plants and drugs as far back as 200 million years ago.
    — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The larvae then inject psychotropic substances into the hemolymph, a blood-like substance in the spider's abdomen.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 30 Apr. 2019
  • Her character is a psychiatrist who used to prescribe psychotropic drugs and now prescribes them to herself.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Apr. 2022
  • More than a third of people jailed last April were on psychotropic medication for a mental health disorder.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The medication record for one child was incorrect for a psychotropic drug used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
    — Glenn Howatt, Star Tribune, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Delta 8 has a lower psychotropic potency than delta-nine and produces more clearheaded effects.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2022
  • In very little time Sawyer is confined to a ward with other mental patients and forced to take psychotropic medication.
    — Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The burger’s name is a cheeky nod to the psychotropic qualities of some mushrooms and the ingredients of a Reuben deli sandwich.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2019
  • With one gummy per serving, this potent combination may lead to a psychotropic effect, so caution is advised.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
  • The overuse of psychotropic drugs, which carry risky side effects for elders with dementia, is another sign of dementism.
    — Longreads, 14 Apr. 2020
  • So little is known, even by prescribing psychiatrists, about how and why psychotropic medications work in the brain.
    — Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2020
  • This held up when the researchers excluded data on patients who were taking psychotropic drugs—ones that intended to alter a mental state.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 June 2018
  • 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
  • Treatment may include psychotropic medications like Zoloft or Prozac, which can at least lower the voltage of the pain.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Some research has suggested that the psychotropic drug psilocybin may be helpful, though much research on this topic is underway.
    — Steven Petrow, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • Many people are afraid of tripping and people with a history of psychosis and a family history of schizophrenia should not take psychotropic drugs.
    — Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
  • It, and all that came before, was a parade of exuberance, a kind of aural psychotropic medicine, dispensed by Doc Martín, to lift moods.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2021
  • Vaccines, including the Covid-19 shots, antidepressants and psychotropic medicines could be at risk, some said.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 14 Apr. 2023
  • She is charged with the smuggling of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, punishable in Russia by a sentence of six to 10 years.
    — Gregory Svirnovskiy, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2022
  • Advocates of a morally correct path to happiness also disapprove of taking shortcuts to pleasure with the help of psychotropic drugs.
    — Rafael Euba, Quartzy, 23 July 2019
  • During her time in custody, the girl was prescribed a number of different powerful psychotropic drugs, according to her and her family.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Female cannabis plants produce the flower used for psychotropic and medicinal uses, according to Weedhub.
    — Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Another popular myth was that the bottle contained a worm, and that this little critter held even more powerful psychotropic properties for any drinker brave enough to swallow it.
    — Chantal Martineau, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2015

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