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Depressants. aka things such as alcohol, heroine, & many other drugs.

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What group of drugs that slow down the central nervous system and relieves pain?

nurofen


Why should dronabinol not be taken with alcohol and other drugs?

Because dronabinol works on the central nervous system, it may add to the effects of alcohol and other drugs that slow down the central nervous system.


What is a group of drugs that depresses the activities of the central nervous system?

Barbiturates. Also, benzodiazepines, when administered in significant dosages.


What is a group of drugs that slow down the nervous system?

There are many drugs that can slow down the body but they don't come into affect immediately


What is a group of drugs that slow down the central nervous system cause drowsiness and can be used as painkillers?

Opiates.


Which category of substances slows down your central nervous system?

Depressants are a category of substances that slow down the central nervous system.


What slows down the functioning of the Central Nervous System?

Factors that can slow down the functioning of the central nervous system include alcohol and drug consumption, lack of sleep, certain medications, dehydration, and neurological disorders like multiple sclerosis.


What are the example of barbiturates?

Barbiturates are drugs that slow down your central nervous system, such as alcohol. Other well known barbiturates are sedatives and benzodiazephine.


What slows down the central nervous system?

Heroin


What is the drug that slows down the activity of the central nervous system?

A drug that slows down the activity of the central nervous system is called a depressant. Examples of depressants are Xanax, Librium and Amytal.


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.


Why does the spinal cord classified as central nervous system even though it is found at peripheries?

That is by convention you put it into central nervous system. Tomorrow you can put the brain only in central nervous system and the spinal cord in the peripheral nervous system. This is anatomical classification. Physiologically the nervous system is single unit.