The rise of drugs like thorazine make it easier to chemically lobotomize patients - no more messy ice picks.

像盐酸氯丙嗪这种药物的兴起使得化学切除额叶更加可行——麻烦的冰锥法不再有了。

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Discovered in 1952, chlorpromazine (Thorazine) was the first antipsychotic medication. It was used to treat psychotic disorders and their symptoms, such as hallucinations, hostility, and delusions.

发现于1952年的氯丙嗪是第一种抗精神病药物，用于治疗精神障碍及相关症状，如幻觉，敌意和妄想。

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By this time in her wandering, she had taken Thorazine -- once --and lorazepam.

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The oldest drugs, like Haldol and thorazine, clomp onto the receptor like glue, completely shutting it down so tenaciously that they work for some time after patients stop taking them.

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