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Alcohol is a depressant?

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Answer:

Yes. Alcohol is a depressant.

Step-by-step explanation:

Alcohol produces stimulating effects. That makes it easy an easy drug abuse. And here are some side effects of using alcohol as a depressant:

1. Low Blood Pressure

2. Loss of Coordination

3. Slurred Speech

4. Blurred Vision

5. Headache

6. Reduced Reaction Time

7. Nausea

8. Vomiting

9. Dizziness

10. Impaired Mental Functioning

11. Slow Breathing

12. Loss of Consciousness

13. Loss of Memory

And true fact about depressants: The first such drug, chlordiazepoxide (Librium), was discovered accidentally by Leo Sternbach in 1955, and made available in 1960 by Hoffmann–La Roche, which has also marketed the benzodiazepine diazepam (Valium) since 1963.

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Alcohol can be a coping mechanism or it can be a depressant
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