If you can consider alcohol a drug, it is a nervous system depressant.
stim·u·lant/ˈstimyələnt/Noun:A substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body.Adjective:Raising levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body: "caffeine has stimulant effects on the heart".Synonyms:noun. stimulus - incentive - excitantadjective. excitant - stimulating - incentive - excitingde·pres·sant/diˈpresənt/Adjective:(chiefly of a drug) Reducing functional or nervous activity.Noun:A depressant drug.Synonyms: adjective. sedativenoun. sedative
depressant
well the drug affects your nervous system causing your nerves to relax making you relaxed
lithium and hydrocodone (Moderate Drug-Drug) MONITOR: Central nervous system- and/or respiratory-depressant effects may be additively or synergistically increased in patients taking multiple drugs that cause these effects, especially in elderly or debilitated patients.MANAGEMENT: During concomitant use of these drugs, patients should be monitored for potentially excessive or prolonged CNS and respiratory depression. Ambulatory patients should be counseled to avoid hazardous activities requiring complete mental alertness and motor coordination until they know how these agents affect them, and to notify their physician if they experience excessive or prolonged CNS effects that interfere with their normal activities.
1. Entrapment efficiency is the ratio of wt. of drug entrapped into a carrier system to the total drug added. 2. Drug loading is the ratio of drug to the weight of total carrier system (all excepients taken together).
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Barbiturates
Possibly a Central Nervous System Depressant.
Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant and neurotoxin.
Opium
A drug that slows down the activity of the central nervous system is called a depressant. Examples of depressants are Xanax, Librium and Amytal.
A drug that slows down the activity of the central nervous system is called a depressant. Examples of depressants are Xanax, Librium and Amytal.
Codeine is a depressant opiate. It depresses the Central Nervous System (CNS). Codeine is a pro-drug. It converts to morphine in the body.
A drug that slows nervous system activity and relaxes tension
Alcohol is a central nervous system [ CNS ] depressant. It depresses your respiration , heart rate and reaction time.
Alcoholic beverages contain the substance ethanol, which is a depressant drug.
Stimulants are drugs that give you energy while depressants calm the body down. Alcohol has the ability to do both of these things. It can be confusing to understand, but alcohol is a depressant drug.