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make you not sad and kill you
Janice Connelly
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∙ 12y agoThis results in slower reactions to sensations in your body, like pain and movement. It can affect your ability to drive and operate machinery safely quite badly, and will downgrade performance if you play a sport.
Very short and to the point reason; if by "bad", you're referring to bad for a person, or dangerous, basically, depressants lower respirations (heart rate).
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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.
Depressants are drugs that are used to fight depression?
no, that would be ANTI-depressants....
Which part of the body do depressants affect?
Depressants slow (or depress) the functioning of the entire body.
What is true about depressants?
Depressants slow (or depress) the actions of the lungs, heart, and other organs.
What groups of drugs have the opposite effect on the brain hallucinogens and stimulants opiates and sedatives stimulants and depressants depressants and opiates Why?
Stimulants and depressants have opposite effects on the brain. Stimulants activate the central nervous system, while depressants (as their name implies) depress it.
Is LSD depressants?
No.
How does depressants affect the heart rate?
depressants affect the heart rate by its heart rate
How do stimulants and depressants affect nerve activity?
stimulants increase activity and depressants decrease activity.
Why should CNS depressants be used sparingly in older adults?
CNS depressants should be administered to elderly individuals with care, as these individuals have a reduced ability to metabolize CNS depressants.
Why are depressants often considered antidepressants?
Anti-depressants are named for their ability to treat depression (anti-depression). But in order for these medications to work, they typically decrease or "depress" the ability of the central nervous system (CNS) to respond to stimuli. For that reason, "depressants" are used as anti-depressants.
What type of precuation is needed with CNS depressants?
Most CNS depressants have the potential to be physically and psychologically addictive.
