NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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stimulant
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depressant
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hallucinogen
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date-rape/club drug
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Detailed explanation-1: -Alcohol is known as a psychotropic depressant because it slows down your central nervous system. When you drink alcohol, a complex process occurs in your brain that inhibits neurons by impacting their ability to transmit impulses.
Detailed explanation-2: -Introduction: alcohol is a psychotropic depressant of the central nervous system (CNS) that promotes simultaneous changes in several neuronal pathways, exerting a profound neurological impact that leads to various behavioral and biological alterations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Alcohol produces both stimulant and sedating effects in humans. These two seemingly opposite effects are central to the understanding of much of the literature on alcohol use and misuse.