Depressants ?!?!

Depressants ?!?

okay so these are my questions i have on depressants .. im very curious .. n if u an answer them i can stop wonderin n move on to my next subject i cant be curious bout
- Where Did it come from ?
- What effects does it have on the body ?
- Health Problems it can cause ?
- Short && Long Terms effects.
- Can depressants cause death ?
- is there really any benefits to depressants ?
- What problems depressants can cause ?

Depressants are sedative-hypnotics, which depress or slow down the body’s functions. Often these drugs are referred to as tranquilizers, sleeping pills or sedatives. Most often, depressants are legally used by prescription in controlled amounts. The effects range from calming down anxious people, relieving tension and muscle spasms, to promoting sleep. Both tranquilizers and sleeping pills can have any of these effects, depending on how much is taken. At high doses or when abused, many of these drugs can also cause unconsciousness and death.

A tolerance to depressants develops rapidly and overdosing is common due to the user increasing the doses. Often the users can become confused. Because of the effects of the drug they forget how much they have taken. Depressants are used by heroin, addicts to reduce the pain of withdrawal, to relieve the anxiety of ‘flashback’ hallucinations, and to soothe the nervous condition of withdrawal. A major problem with depressants is the availability of these drugs through a written prescription. The safe range of depressants is very narrow.
1 pill might induce sleep.
5 pills, can result in a coma.
10 pills, can cause death.

It cannot be stressed enough that these are strong drugs to be prescribed by a doctor in very controlled amounts and only in extreme cases where relief of pain and anxiety is necessary. Depressants can cause both physical and psychological dependence. Regular use over a long period of time may result in tolerance, which means people have to take larger and larger doses to get the same effect. When regular users stop using large doses of these drugs suddenly, they may develop physical withdrawal symptoms ranging from restlessness, insomnia, and anxiety, to convulsions and death.

A depressant user should never attempt to quit without a physician’s supervision, nor should a user quit abruptly. A severe reduction of depressants should be treated as a medical emergency. When users become psychologically dependent, they feel as if they need the drug to function. Finding and using the drug becomes the main focus in life. Depressants come in pill and capsule form and are now illegally obtained by theft, illegal prescriptions, and the illicit market. People who are using depressants exactly as the doctor prescribes can also become addicted. Prescriptions usually are taken over a period of time, thus creating a tolerance.