Match the following drugs with their descriptions. 1. increase the activity of the central nervous system depressants 2. reduce the activity of the central nervous system hallucinogens 3. stop the transmission of pain impulses to the brain and spinal cord by preventing the perception of pain tranquilizers 4. fight invading bacteria by either slowing their multiplication or by destroying them non-narcotic analgesics 5. reduce the physical and psychological symptoms of anxiety by reducing brain activity antibiotics 6. naturally occurring or synthetically produced drugs that can cause hallucinations stimulants

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GeoPanther GeoPanther · Answer 1 · 2019-01-23T15:20:38+01:00

1. stimulants - such examples would be cocaine, caffeine and methamphetamine

2. depressants - such examples would be alcohol and marijuana

3. analgesics - such examples would be opiates, aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol

4. antibiotics - such examples would be amoxicillin, erythromycin

5. tranquilizers - also known as barbiturates, such examples would be valium, xanax

6. hallucinogens - such examples would be LSD, psilocybin mushrooms

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souljanxt souljanxt · Answer 2 · 2020-01-28T20:29:35+01:00

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1) Increases the activity of the central nervous system (stimulants)

2) Increases the heart rate and suppresses the appetite (amphetamines)

3) Introduced and first used as a local anesthetic in Europe, today abused for its euphoric effects-cocaine

4) Found in coffee beans, tea leaves, and cocoa beans (caffeine)

5) Reduces the activity of the central nervous system (depressants)

6) Suppresses brain activity (blocks the ability of nerves in the brain from sending or receiving signals) - (barbiturates)

7) Reduces the symptoms (physical and psychological) of anxiety by reducing brain activity-tranquilizers

8) Pain-killing drugs that are derived from opium (narcotics)