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  2. Alcohol (drug) - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol causes generalized CNS depression, is a positive allosteric GABA A modulator and is associated and related with decreased anxiety, decreased social inhibition, sedation, impairment of cognitive, memory, motor, and sensory function.

  3. Central nervous system depression - Wikipedia

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    Drug overdose is often caused by combining two or more depressant drugs, although overdose is also possible by consuming a large dose of one depressant drug. Central nervous system depression can also be caused by the accidental or intentional inhalation or ingestion of certain volatile chemicals such as butanone (contained in plastic cement ...

  4. Depressant - Wikipedia

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    It is also used for various other indications, including the treatment of asthenia, depression, alcoholism, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, stuttering, tics, vestibular disorders, Ménière's disease, dizziness, and the prevention of motion sickness and anxiety before or after surgical procedures or painful ...

  5. Mood disorder - Wikipedia

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    Causes: Family history, previous diagnosis of a mood disorder, trauma, stress or major life changes in the case of depression, physical illness or use of certain medications. Depression has been linked to major diseases such as cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and heart disease, Brain structure and function in the case of bipolar disorder. [1]

  6. Patrick J. Adams struggled with alcohol abuse, depression ...

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    Cutting out alcohol was the "best thing I ever did for myself," he said. Adams starred as Michael Ross on the legal drama, which aired for nine seasons and concluded in 2019.

  7. Long-term depression - Wikipedia

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    In neurophysiology, long-term depression (LTD) is an activity-dependent reduction in the efficacy of neuronal synapses lasting hours or longer following a long patterned stimulus. LTD occurs in many areas of the CNS with varying mechanisms depending upon brain region and developmental progress.

  8. Michael J. Fox opens up about alcohol abuse: 'I drank to ...

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    The alcohol abuse, he said, "caused tension in my marriage" to wife Tracy Pollan, whom he wed in 1988. In an August 2018 interview with People, Fox recalled the crushing moment when he woke up on ...

  9. These parents let their teens drink at home. Here's how they ...

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    In the United States, the national legal drinking age is 21 years old and has been so since 1984. However, according to information provided by the Alcohol Policy Information System — a project ...