Depressants Are Drugs That

question 146

Multiple Choice

Depressants are drugs that

• A) calm neural activity and slow body functions.
• B) excite neural activity and speed up body functions.
• C) depress neural activity and temporarily lessen pain and anxiety.
• D) stimulate the central nervous system.

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Definitions:

Reasonably Necessary

A standard requiring actions or measures that are logically appropriate and needed to achieve a certain goal or outcome, considering the circumstances.

Risk Of Harm

The potential for individuals to experience injury, damage, or loss as a result of certain actions or events.

Negligence Per Se

The doctrine that provides that a conclusive presumption of breach of duty arises when a defendant has violated a statute and thereby caused a harm the statute was designed to prevent to a person the statute was designed to protect.

Foreign Nation

A country that is located outside one's own country and is governed by a separate legal and political system.