1. Depressants

2. What is a Depressant?
Depressant is a drug that lowers neurotransmission levels which is to depress or reduce arousal or stimulation, in various areas of brain.
Three consequences of the drug:
Slurred speech
Poor concentration
Problems with movement and memory

3. What are some examples of a Depressant?
Some examples of Street Names for a depressant would be :
Xanax
Valium
Sleeping pills
Street names refer to the color of the pills or the capsules. Examples would include … Blue Bullets , Blue Birds or Red Bullets
Another Common Source for street names of a drug is the effect it has on the user
Klonopin
Downers
Candy
An Example would be Barbiturates & Benzodiazepines which act to depress the central nervous system
Two Consequences for these depressants would be :
Xanax causes Drowsiness, Slurred Speech , Changes in Sex Drive
Klonopin cause Overdose , Muscle weakness and Episodic memory loss

4. What are the effects of depressant on the body?
Short-term effects:
Difficulty or inability to urinate
Slow brain function
Slowed pulse and breathing
Lowered blood pressure
Sluggishness
Long-term effects:
Produces chronic fatigue
Breathing difficulties
Sexual and sleep problems
Increases anxiety and panic
High body temperature
Convulsions

5. Legal and Social Issues Surrounding the Depressant
The main task for Depressants is that it acts as a tranquilizer.
A legal issue regarding the drug is that it has the same consequences as any other type of drug addiction. If you are under the age of 18, which is about an average age of these drug uses, you are faced with the consequences that continue well into your adult years and be stripped away from certain opportunities.
A social issue that comes with the depressant is that, legally, it is used for inducing sleep, relieve stress and to subdue anxiety, but as an issue, people will believe that it works effectively and should be used all the time. So it becomes addictive.

6. Are depressants addictive?
Depending on what depresent is taken some can be more addictive than others this is sometimes unintentional because we are slowly using the depressant more and more and the body can no longer function without it.
People addicted to depressants can have both long term and short term effects
Short term: Long term:
Dilated pupils
Coma
Impair a person's judgment
Overdose
Memory problem
Dependence
Dizziness
death
Slurred speech
Damages to the heart, liver, or brain

7. Route of Administration
Depending on the drug you take and how it affects your body there’s only a few ways:
You have Barbiturates, Methaqualone, and Benzodiazepines each of these drugs are stated to be orally but in the Benzodiazepines, Rohypnol can be also snorted and injected too.

8. Additional Information
Ketamine-like drug (Esketamine-Spravato) despite its cost, is in consideration to be used for Department of Veterans Affair System hospitals
Recent suicide attempt of former Gun’s and Roses Drummer Steven Adler revealed his suicide attempt with the use of 100 pills of Valium
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby was indicted for 30 years in prison last year, for the use of date drug in sexual assaults. Question still remain was it Quaalude or Benadryl? Experts suggest stronger drug, more likely Rohypnol.