Health

Health

Depressant-Slows down nerve and brain activity-Alcohol, solvents, temazepam
Hallucinogen-Alters what we see and hear-LSD
Painkiller-Blocks nerve impulses-Aspirin, paracetamol
Performance enhancer-Improves muscle development-Anabolic steroids
Stimulant-Increases nerve and brain activity-Nicotine, caffeine, ecstasy
Ale medicines are drugs, but not all drugs are medicines
Most non-medical drugs are illegal
Certain drugs can be extracted from natural sources, and have been known about for a long time. For example, willow bark was used by the ancient Greeks to help cure fevers and pains. It was later discovered that the active ingredient was salicylic acid.
MOst drugs are tested on animals.
In clinical trials, one group of volunteers - called the test group - receives the new drug. Another group - the control group - receives the existing drug for that illness.
There are two main types of clinical trial:: Blind trials – the volunteers do not know which group they are in but the researchers do and double-blind trials – neither the volunteers nor the researchers know which group the volunteers are in until the end of the trial

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	Created by Shubh Malde over 9 years ago