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A depressant is a drug that lowers neurotransmission levels, which is to depress arousal or stimulation, in various areas of the brain.

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Bam/ Bambs
Bank bandit pills
Barb
Barbies
Beans
Black beauties
Block busters
Blue
Blue angels
Blue birds
Blue bullets
Blue devil
Blue dolls
Blue heavens
Blue tips
Bombido/ Bombita
Busters
Candy
Chorals
Christmas tree/ Christmas rolls
Coral
Courage pills
Disco biscuit
Disco biscuits
Dolls
Double trouble
Downer/ Downie
Drowsy high
G.B.
Gangster pills
Golf balls
Goofball
Goofers
Gorilla pills
Green dragons
Green frog
Idiot pills
Inbetweens
Jellies
Jelly bean
Joy juice
King Kong pills
Lay back
Lib/ Librium
Little bomb
Love drug
Luding out/ Luds/ Ludes
M&M
Marshmallow reds
Mexican reds
Mickey Finn
Mickey's
Mighty Joe Young
Mother's little helper
Nebbies/ Nimbies/ Nemmies
No worries
Peanut
Peter
Peth
Phennies
Phenos
Pink ladies
Purple hearts
Quads/ Quas
Rainbows
Red and blue
Red bullets
Red devil
Reds
Seccy
Seggy
Sleeper
Sleeper and red devil  (Herion plus a depressant)
Softballs
Sopers
Stoppers
Strawberries
Stumbler
Tooles
Tooties
Tranq
Tuie
Uncle Milty
Ups and downs
V
Yellow
Yellow bullets
Yellow jackets

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- feeling peaceful
- feeling happy
- feeling sexy
- feeling friendly
- feeling relaxed
- feeling uninhibited
- feeling confident
- feeling fearless

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Long-term use of depressants can result in:
- depression
- chronic fatigue
- anxiety
- cravings

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- confusion
- coma
- impaired coordination
- sleepiness
- slowed reaction time
- dizziness
- slow heart beat
- difficulty breathing
WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS:
- insomnia
- weakness
- nausea

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- anesthesia
- anti-anxiety medications
- sedatives
- anticonvulsants
- narcolepsy treatment
The oldest depressant dates back to 1832, and is referred to as Chloral Hydrate. It replaced alcohol, opium, and cannabis because it brought about sedation and sleep. Its effects are similar to those of alcohol.

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