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Definitions of depressant in various dictionaries:
noun - a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
adj - capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
An agent, especially a drug, that decreases the rate of vital physiological activities.
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(chiefly of a drug) reducing functional or nervous activity. |
Tending to lower the rate of vital physiological activities. |
An agent, especially a drug, that decreases the rate of vital physiological activities. |
A depressant drug. |
a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person |
capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent |
a drug that slows the rate of the body's functions: |
a substance that causes you to feel sad or calm |
Depressant description |
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A depressant, or central depressant, is a drug that lowers neurotransmission levels, which is to depress or reduce arousal or stimulation, in various areas of the brain. 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 antidepressants. * 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 among 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 |