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A depressant is the former name of a group of drugs that produce central nervous system depression, and have been used throughout history to induce sleep, relieve stress, and allay anxiety (Depressants, 2001). Today, physicians call these drugs anti-anxiety and hypnotic drugs. Depressants are addictive and if a person takes such a drug daily for several weeks, a physical and/or psychological dependence on it may develop (Depressant, 2002). There are five different types of depressants. They include alcohol, sedatives, tranquilizers, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines (Depressant, 2002). Alcohol is a drink that is drank by adults mostly on social or ceremonial occasions. If too much alcohol is drank by a person, the functions of the brain are decreased, which make the person not think about his/her actions.
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