Question

1)Alchohol, a commonly used psychoactive drug, is a

Select one:
A. depressant
B. stimulant x
C. opiate
D. hallucinogen

2)in a party, a friend invited Letia to try taking a drug. She told Letia, "This is great stuff. It will really blow your
mind! Like, you'll really feel you're Superwoman, you know." Within a few minutes, Letia started to feel very
energetic, became talkative, and felt "high." Letia most likely took what kind of drug?

Select one:
A. Alcohol, a pure hallucinogen
B. LSD, a narcotic/painkiller x
C. Cocaine, a common stimulant
D. Speed, a type of depressant

Answer 1

1. A. depressant

2. C. Cocaine, a common stimulant

Step-by-step explanation:

Depressant is a type of drug that causes your body function to be more relaxed. Alcohol is one of the psychoactive drug classified as a depressant. The depressant effect will be to reduce heart and respiratory rate, relieve pain. At higher dose depressant can cause hallucination but that is not the main effect.

Stimulant is the opposite of depressant. It can cause euphoria, makes people more active and talk more than usual. It makes people feel energetic while increases heart rate and respiratory rate. Cocaine is one of drug classified as a stimulant.