How to Use depressant in a Sentence
depressant
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Just because the two are linked doesn't mean that anti-depressants cause autism.
—Redbook, 7 July 2011
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As a depressant drug, Hunt said during the training, opioids tell the body to shut down, and in the case of an overdose, stop breathing.
—Kate Magill, Howard County Times, 23 Aug. 2017
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With a bottle of cheap booze or with heavy doses of anti-depressants?
—Curtis Silver, WIRED, 17 Feb. 2010
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And he’s been prescribed anti-depressants but no longer takes them.
—Steve & Mia, Philly.com, 5 Oct. 2017
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Both of those opioid drugs, like prescription painkillers, are depressants that slow down messages between the brain and the body.
—Aubrey Whelan, Philly.com, 20 Feb. 2018
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Purcell was prescribed anti-depressants, which helped him get over the hump to start building a new life in Melbourne.
—Kat Bein, Billboard, 30 July 2019
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As a woman who is currently on anti-depressants and was on them during two of my five pregnancies, this shook me to the core.
—Redbook, 7 July 2011
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Should we be concerned that Abby has gone off her anti-depressants and is no longer making an effort to learn French?
—Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 24 Apr. 2018
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Sales of the anti-depressant Seroquel XR dropped 58 percent.
—Danica Kirka, The Seattle Times, 27 July 2017
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Alcohol is a depressant that can alter the serotonin levels in the brain which help regulate mood.
—Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2022
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An autopsy revealed Brzyski suffered from heart disease and was full of vodka and anti-depressants at the time of his death.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2018
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Alcohol is a depressant and can interfere with your sleep.
—Cincinnati.com, 18 Dec. 2017
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Adding xylazine to fentanyl, which is also a depressant, increases the already high odds of overdose.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2022
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Jones said he was guided by CDC guidance that a depressant, such as marijuana, should not be used to treat depression.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 6 May 2021
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Himmel said her daughter has been to counseling on and off for the last two years and takes anti-depressants, both of which began after the bullying started.
—Michael Katz and Christina Lords, idahostatesman, 19 Mar. 2018
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In each compartment were two pills in pastel green, but in addition to the retrovirals there were buttons of white anti-depressant.
—Kate Osana Simonian, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2017
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The spike in meth use coincides with an existing opiate crisis, and many people have turned to using both the depressant and stimulant.
—oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2019
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While caffeine is a stimulant and alcohol is a depressant, both can disrupt sleep.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
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Massive supplies of cheap P2P meth had created demand for a stimulant out of a market for a depressant.
—Sam Quinones, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2021
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Eating healthy, staying away from excess alcohol (a depressant) and getting plenty of sleep will also put your body — and mind — in a better mood.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 May 2020
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Here, soothing colors are used for depressants and fiery colors for stimulants.
—Brian Sodoma and Clare Gersh, azcentral, 19 Apr. 2018
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Prebble’s script tells the story of two volunteers who fall for each other in a clinical trial for an anti-depressant.
—Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2019
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In high dose experiments, Phenibut and f-phenibut can act as central nervous system depressants [18].
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
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Because alcohol is a depressant, drinking can drown your mood.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Nov. 2020
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Quaalude, a synthetic depressant, was once quite literally the perfect date-rape drug.
—Aliya S. King, The Root, 13 June 2017
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And yet another found that living near trees reduced people’s need for anti-depressants.
—Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, 12 Sep. 2017
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But gridlock in Congress has acted as a depressant for Democratic voters and activists.
—Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2021
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It’s classified as a depressant, which means alcohol slows down your brain and bodily functions as its consumed.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022
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Trazodone, an anti-depressant sometimes used as a sedative.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 13 Dec. 2019
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Phenibut is a central nervous system depressant in high doses [21], so precautions similar to those for overdose of sedatives and opioids are warranted.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
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