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Why is alcohol classofirs as a depresant drig?wbat os rhe perxwnt pf alcohol on 70 proof liquor?

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Alcohol is classified as a depressant because it relaxes or "depresses" the central nervous system. 70 proof contains 35% pure alcohol. 
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