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Alcohol as the archetypal CNS depressant
Consumption patterns
GABA receptor and neurochemical aspects
Behavioural effects
Drug tolerance, dependency, & alcoholism
Barbiturates: Lethal with alcohol & now withdrawn
Benzodiazepines: First developed in the 1960s and still widely used
Many other CNS depressants: not covered today
GABA MIGHT BE AN EXAM QUESTION!
Archetypal A typical instance of that class of items, alcohol is the classic drug
for the group of CNS depressants.
The main effect it has is on GABA. There are lots of drugs in this class but all have
slightly different effects. Alcohol is extremely damaging but as a drug it is one of
the safest. It is only very dangerous because it is widely used leading to large
numbers of alcohol related problems through society.
Alcohol consumption patterns
Consumed for +10,000 years. Used in most societies.
Babylonian laws to regulate drinking
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