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- noun Plural form of
stimulant .
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Examples
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Her drive to abuse stimulants is therefore identical to the child with ADHD, who actually needs stimulant medications to "calm down" and foucs in order to have the control to interact productively with whatever life throws at them.
Dr. David Kipper: Lindsay's Career And Diagnosis Are Both In The Toilet Dr. David Kipper 2010
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Specifically, that means eating less sugar and caffeine (which are short term stimulants) and more protein and complex carbohydrates (which are more sustaining sources of energy).
Tony Schwartz: What We All Can Learn from Trauma Survivors 2009
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This is ordinarily met by the use of what are called stimulants, that is, more drugs, and the last state is worst than the first; the poor patient is thus made the victim of a triple wrong, which only a most vigorous constitution can pass through and live, and even then he is crippled and made more liable to whatever disease may come along ever afterward.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Martha Meir Allen 1890
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People say that the craving for stimulants is created by our raw, damp climate; but it is as strong here, at the equator, in this sunny, balmy air.
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Isabella Lucy 1883
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Specifically, that means eating less sugar and caffeine (which are short term stimulants) and more protein and complex carbohydrates
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Drugs called stimulants, including Adderall and Ritalin, are used to treat attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.
Studies Could Ease Fears of Medicines for ADHD Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011
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By stimulants, I mean anything stronger than water—juices, carbonated beverages, caffeinated drinks both hot and cold, and of course, alcoholic beverages.
The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010
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By stimulants, I mean anything stronger than water—juices, carbonated beverages, caffeinated drinks both hot and cold, and of course, alcoholic beverages.
The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010
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By stimulants, I mean anything stronger than water—juices, carbonated beverages, caffeinated drinks both hot and cold, and of course, alcoholic beverages.
The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010
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By stimulants, I mean anything stronger than water—juices, carbonated beverages, caffeinated drinks both hot and cold, and of course, alcoholic beverages.
The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010
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