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).
Synonyms: 0, CNS Depressants, Central Nervous System Depressants, Depressants, CNS
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consider also CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM /DE + DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL or BRAIN /DE + DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL ,general or unspecified; prefer specifics ,79; was NON MESH before 1979 ,79
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D002492