Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
inebetendo
English translation:
drugging the minds
Italian term
Ireland
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Native in: Spanish 
, English (Variants: British, Irish, UK, US)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 8 more.
inebetendo
A fumarlo sono per l’appunto gli adolescenti ed i bambini.
Non ci sono dati ufficiali sul numero delle vittime.
Di certo sappiamo che è diventata una droga comune che sta inebetendo ed uccidendo migliaia di ragazzi.
| 4 | drugging the minds |
James (Jim) Davis
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| 4 +2 | stultifying / sucking the life out of |
Oliver Lawrence
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| 4 +2 | stupefying |
Lara Barnett
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| 4 | that is making kids stupid |
Gisella Giarrusso
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Proposed translations
Seychelles
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Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
drugging the minds
"drugging the minds of thousands of kids and killing them".
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Italy
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Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English
stultifying / sucking the life out of
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Tony Shargool
: stultifying fits the bill
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texjax DDS PhD
: Both excellent options, as usual :)
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troppo gentile :)
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Spain
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Native in: Italian , English
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that is making kids stupid
I would keep it simple...
G.
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I would say... that is making kids stupid and is killing thousands of them.
United Kingdom
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Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African)
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
stupefying
The slang or street word used in the world of drugs
"stupefy"
The term stupefy refers to
Benzodiazepines such as diazepam, flunitrazepam, etc - hypnotic and calming effect induced
http://www.anytestkits.com/drug-slang-stupefy.htm
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"D. Ferguson discusses such “forms of drug abuse, in the sense of drug as ‘a substance used to STUPEFY or poison or for self-indulgence’ (Chambers Dictionary, 1959)."
http://medicolegal.tripod.com/preventalcoholism.htm
"Final Crime Exclusion List: Administering STUPEFYING DRUGS to assist in commission of a felony"
"Kibuuka denies murder and administering a STUPEFYING DRUG to three of his children so he could carry out the attack."
http://californiapolicechiefs.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/AB109ExcludedCrimes.pdf
http://www.heart.co.uk/southcoast/news/local/husband-drugged-children-then-murdered-wife/
| I also like this too Lara, thank you |
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mlreid
: Excellent choice to fit the context and get the idea across.
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Thank you.
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Tony Shargool
: this is cool- but a bit late, pity. 'drugging...' seems pleonastic
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