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Flauer [41]
3 years ago
9

2. Which describes the characteristics of a depressant?

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2 answers:
svp [43]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

A a drug that slows nervous system activity and relaxes tension

Explanation:  

Depressants are chemical substances that directly affect the Central Nervous System, causing a slow or low brain activity and are accompanied by feelings of relaxation, like when drinking alcohol, a legal depressant , or benzodiazepines, that are commonly more known as sleeping pills, they cause drowsiness, lowering levels of blood pressure, and other drugs like barbiturates, often have a big sedative effect.

<em>Many different kinds of depressants include also  substances coming from Opioids, for lessening pain, or Cannabis, commonly and recently studied for its  Effects of Central Nervous System </em>

Since the Central nervous system depressants increase the production of the neurotransmitter GABA, the sensations often associated to the brain will be opposed to the other antagonic processes : stimulating drugs.

olga_2 [115]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

A

Explanation:

I think that the answer is A, since depressants are used to lower neurotransmission levels, which is to depress or reduce arousal or stimulation.

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