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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Far from being a simple depressant , alcohol is a subtle, complicated drug that exerts a wide range of pharmacological effects.
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However, anyone tolerant to barbiturates, alcohol, and other general central nervous system depressants show some cross-tolerance to benzodiazepines.
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Marijuana exhibits characteristics of a depressant as well as a stimulant; however, it is classified as neither.
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Slaughterers constantly complained of the stockpile as a depressant keeping prices lower than available tonnages justified.
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Taking sleeping pills and other depressants can kill you.