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WHAT ARE DEPRESSANTS AND SEDATIVES? 1. Depressants are drugs. All drugs are chemicals that in some way change the way the body works. Some drugs fight diseases. Other types of drugs change how the body acts in other ways. Some drugs make the body work faster than normal. This type of drugs are known as stimulants. Other types of drugs slow down the body, and these drugs are called depressants. Sedatives are one kind of depressant. They slow down the central nervous

system , which makes the entire body work slower than usual. The person taking these drugs will probably feel calm and sleepy.

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