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Definition of Disinhibiting
1. disinhibit [v] - See also: disinhibit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disinhibiting
Literary usage of Disinhibiting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders edited by Richard A. Rawson, Rose M. Urban (2000)
"Clients should learn that the dose or the frequency of use of the secondary
substance is not important, but that disinhibiting effects and potent ..."
2. Cocaine: Pharmacology, Effects, and Treatment of Abuse edited by John Grabowski (1994)
"... activity by activating (or disinhibiting) the dopaminergic cell bodies.
The site of rewarding action of opiates is the ventral tegmental area, ..."
3. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"Alcohol has disinhibiting effects, and may help to diminish symptoms of anxiety
and depression. Socially awkward or withdrawn people with narcissistic ..."
4. Alcohol Use Among U. S. Ethnic Minorities edited by Danielle Spiegler (1993)
"stration that the supposed disinhibiting quality of alcohol is not simply a
pharmacological impact on the brain is Heath's (1952) detailed analysis of ..."
5. Treatment of Opiate Addiction Using Methadone: A Counselor's Manual by Michael J. McCann, Richard A. Rawson, Jeanne L. Obert (1995)
"Abstinence from alcohol and other drugs may also reduce the likelihood of risky
sexual activities, which are more likely to occur under the disinhibiting ..."
6. Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services: Put Prevention Into Practice by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"A thorough drug use history is important not only because HTV can be transmitted
through injection drug use, but also because of the "disinhibiting" effects ..."
7. Substance Abuse, Disability, and Vocational Rehabilitation edited by David J. Mactas (2000)
"handout FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO RISK FOR ACQUIRING OTHER DISABILITIES Disinhibition
Drugs and alcohol may have a disinhibiting effect. ..."
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