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8. Alcohol is a central nervous system __________. A. stimulant B. depressant C. barbiturate D. B and C

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I think the answer is A. Stimulant
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Answer:

B. depressant

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Alcohol acts as a depressant to many actions in the Central Nervous System and its pathological effects vary according to the size of the ingested dose. In small amounts, alcohol causes disinhibition, but with increasing concentration, the individual decreases. response to stimuli, loss of logical reasoning and insight. At very high concentrations, alcohol toxicity leads to alcoholic coma or even death.

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