| There are a lot of drugs and other substances that | | | | of alcohol are toxic if consumed. Alcohol is considered |
| teenagers seem to get addicted to and one of those | | | | to be one of the popular depressants because it acts |
| drugs are called depressants. What are depressants? | | | | as a relaxant. Alcohol is considered to be a healthy |
| Well, from the name itself, they are substances that | | | | tension reducer if taken in moderation. |
| depress the central nervous system's activity. | | | | The problem with teens today is that they seem to |
| Depressants have a hypnotic, sedative and | | | | drink alcohol like it's just plain water. Of course, too |
| tranquilizing effect that's why they are commonly | | | | much intake of alcohol is not healthy. It can induce |
| referred to as "downers". | | | | aggressive behavior as well as make people perform |
| Not all depressants are illegal; there are also legal | | | | risk-taking behaviors that they might regret in the |
| depressants prescribed by doctors to patients who | | | | end. Teenagers are very susceptible victims of |
| are in need of medications that relieve stress, subdue | | | | getting drunk and one of the causes of teen |
| anxiety and induce sleep. One popular legal type that | | | | mortality is the abuse of alcohol. |
| doesn't need a doctor's prescription is alcohol. Alcohol | | | | Most teenagers who have used depressants |
| only becomes an "illegal" substance when it is | | | | confessed that all they wanted was to chill out and |
| purchased and drank by minors. | | | | relax. More often than not, teenagers who use |
| Alcohol is a class of molecules that includes propyl | | | | depressants desire an escape from their problems for |
| alcohol, ethanol, methanol, and others. Ethanol is the | | | | a little while or forget about the issues that are |
| type that is safe for people to drink; the other types | | | | bothering them. |