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-as of [14 APRIL 2024]–
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*FULL NAME* –>
“CENTRAL DEPRESSANT”
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-a depressant is a drug that lowers ‘neuro-transmission levels’, which is to ‘depress’ (or ‘reduce’) arousal (or ‘stimulation’) in various areas of the ‘brain’-
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(‘depressants’ are also occasionally referred to as ‘downers’)
(as they ‘lower’ the ‘level’ of ‘arousal’ when ‘taken’)
(‘stimulants’ (or ‘uppers’) increase ‘mental’ and/or ‘physical’ function, hence the opposite ‘drug class’ of ‘depressants’ is ‘stimulants’)
(NOT ‘anti-depressants’)
(depressants are widely used throughout the world as prescription medicines and as illicit substances)
(alcohol is a very prominent depressant)
(alcohol can be and is more likely to be a large problem between teenagers and young adults)
(when ‘depressants’ are used, effects often include ‘ataxia’, anxiolysis, pain relief, sedation or somnolence, and cognitive/memory impairment, as well as in some instances euphoria, dissociation, muscle relaxation, lowered blood pressure or heart rate, respiratory depression, and anticonvulsant effects, and even complete anesthesia or death at high doses)
(depressants exert their effects through a number of different pharmacological mechanisms, the most prominent of which include facilitation of GABA, and inhibition of glutamatergic or monoaminergic activity)
(other examples are chemicals that modify the electrical signaling inside the body)
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(the most prominent of these being ‘bromides’ + ‘channel blockers’)
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