“There are a lot of other factors to consider and we shouldn't medicalize all human behavior.”
“This era of social reorganization and professionalization also brought the first widespread attempt to medicalize drunkenness.”
“This move to pathologize and medicalize every human emotion and behavior is succeeding if one believes IMS America, which tracks the pharmaceutical companies.”
medicate
(transitive) To prescribe or administer medication to.
“This makes medicating problems like TB, certain mental illnesses, epilepsy or diabetes very problematic.”
“Running through plans and counter-plans, he drove me straight to a dingy pub where he began medicating himself with an endless stream of cigarettes and vodka shooters.”
“A claim represents a specific use, use rate, and product formulation for a particular medicating ingredient.”