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The United States Controlled Substances Act (CSA) defines the term depressant as a drug which contains any quantity of barbituric acid or any of the salts of barbituric acid. Barbiturates include Luminal (phenobarbital), Nembutal (pentobarbital), Mebaral (mephobarbital), Seconal (secobarbital), Butisol (butabarbital), Amytal Sodium (amobarbital sodium), Brevital Sodium (methohexital sodium), Pentothal (thiopental sodium), Tuinal (secobarbital/amobarbital), Fioricet (acetaminophen/butalbital/caffeine), Fiorinal (aspirin/butalbital/caffeine), Donnatal (belladonna alkaloids/phenobarbital), and Bellergal Spacetabs/Bellergal-S (belladonna/ergotamine/phenobarbital).
Also a number of other drugs have "barbiturate-like" properties and are often considered to be depressants they include:
Benzodiazepines - diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), temazepam (Restoril)
Carbamates - Meprobamate (Miltown), Soma (carisoprodol)
Chloral derivatives - Chloral hydrate (Noctec), Welldorm (chloral betaine)
tertiary carbinols- Ethchlorvynol (Placidyl)
Piperidines - Glutethimide (Doriden) and methyprylon (Noludar)
Quinazolinone - Methaqualone (Quaalude)
Imidazopyridine - Zolpidem (Ambien, Sublinox)
Pyrazolopyrimidines- zaleplon (Sonata)
Cyclopyrrolones- eszopiclone (Lunesta), zopiclone (Imovane, Zimovane) and alpidem
Hydroxybutyric acids- γ-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB)
Other Heminevrin (clomethiazole) (former name chlormethiazole)
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What are the types of psychoactive drugs?
stimulants depressants hallucinorgenics
Are depressants more dangerous than stimulants?
Most types of alcohol are depressants while most drugs are stimulants. It is generally believed that depressants are not more dangerous than stimulants and that it is, in fact, the other way around.
What are the three main types of sedative-hypnotic drugs?
Depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens
What are the different types of chemotherapy in the biological approach?
Anti-depressants Anti-Anxiety Anti-psychotic
Are depressants similar to the effects of alcohol?
No. Depressants are the opposite of stimulants. Stimulants are drugs that stimulate the brain and central nervous system, speeding up communication between the two. Depressants slow down the activity of the brain and nervous system, slowing down the communication between the two.
What types of depressants effect the nervous system?
It lowers the blood pressure, and lowers the heart rate for starters.
What two Critical symptoms may occur when a patient takes an overdose of central nervous system depressants?
what two critical symptoms may occur when a patients takes an overdose of central nervous system depressants
Group of Drugs that slow down the body's functions?
Alcohol and marijuana are two drugs that slow a persons reactions, alcohol can also slow down the body's functions and can shut down a persons liver. Almost all other drugs are stimulants that can speed a persons heart rate and brain activity.
Is hashish a depressant?
It really depends what type of hash your talking about. Some types of hash have depressants in them, but hash by itself is not considered a depressant.
What group of drugs does alcohol come from?
alcohol is under the category of depressants
When you take depressants does it make you more depressed?
You don't take depressants. You take anti-depressants, which counters being depressed.
How is depressantes taken?
Since anti depressants take a week or two to become effective, taking an oral dose (a pill) is the common way to take anti depressants. Or at least, I assume that you meant antidepressants.
