medicating

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There was a stigma associated with ADHD—such as that students who had it weren’t very bright—and they didn’t like the idea of medicating their children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

As to what it is we’re medicating against — well, that’s the real story.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2022

When the principal threatens to get Child Services involved with Robin’s case, Theo is willing to try anything to keep from medicating his son into an appropriate state of docility.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021

Dog owners need to make sure that they are not simply medicating against normal dog behaviors such as frequent barking.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2021

In medicating a soap the material used for this purpose is usually added at the mill.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.