Mesh term Central Nervous System Depressants
Browse to parent terms:Central Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Description
A very loosely defined group of drugs that tend to reduce the activity of the central nervous system. The major groups included here are ethyl alcohol, anesthetics, hypnotics and sedatives, narcotics, and tranquilizing agents (antipsychotics and antianxiety agents).Browse to child terms:
Anesthetics
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Narcotics
Tranquilizing Agents
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