Central nervous system depressants
- Author: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- Main Title: Terminology and Information on Drugs , pp 39-45
- Publication Date: April 2016
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/c0a3f5b9-en
- Language: English French, Spanish
Central nervous system (CNS) depressants are primarily used as medicines that suppress, inhibit or decrease brain activity. The main classes of CNS depressants are sedatives, hypnotics, opioids and neuroleptics [18]. CNS depressants include benzodiazepines, barbiturates, methaqualone and GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid).
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210579148
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/0f5bdc21-en
Related Subject(s):
Public Health
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