What kind of drug is alcohol?

What kind of drug is alcohol?

Answer: Depressant

Alcohol is a depressant; it messes with gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) and Glutamate neurotransmitter pathways. In both cases it causes less excitement of the cell, thus giving it its classification. It affects areas of the brain that are responsible for memory formation, decision making and impulse control.

2. When we drink alcohol, what, specifically, are we usually drinking?

Answer: Ethyl alcohol

Also known as ethanol, ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH) is the psychoactive drug present in all alcoholic drinks. Methyl alcohol (CH3OH), or methanol, is used as a fuel and as an antifreeze (amongst other things). It's highly toxic, with the potential to cause blindness and death.

3 .What is the active chemical in marijuana?

Answer: Tetrahydrocannabinol

Tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC, mimics anandamides. Anandamines stop the inhibition of dopamine. This process causes movement to slow down, calmness and a "high" sensation.

4.What does LSD stand for?

Answer: Lysergic acid diethylamide

LSD was initially synthesized in 1938 from ergotamine, a chemical derived by Arthur Stoll from ergot; ergot is a grain fungus that often grows on rye. LSD is measured in millionths of a gram, or micrograms. A typical dose is between 100 and 500 micrograms.