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100

What was the first minor tranquilizer that became popular in 1955?

What is Meprobamate?

100

What are Tranquilizers?

What are drugs that calms, soothes, and reduces stress and tension?

100

What are minor tranquilizers commonly prescribed for?

What is short-term relief of stress, anxiety, or the ability to achieve sedation before medical procedures?

100

What does GABA stand for and what is it?

What is gamma-aminobutyric acid & an inhibitory neurotransmitter that slows down your brain?

200

How come the first synthetic sedatives weren't effective?

Trick question! They were very effective

200

What are the two types of tranquilizers?

What is Major and Minor?

200

Why do people use Major Tranquilizers?

What is to treat severe mental health disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar psychosis?

200

What do Tranquilizers do?

What is disrupting certain nerve communications in your central nervous system slowing down your brain’s activity?

300

When was Valium discovered?

When is 1963?

300

What are Minor Tranquilizers referred to?

What is antianxiety agents?

300

Why do people use minor tranquilizers?

What is to treat acute anxiety, insomnia, panic disorders, and muscle spasms by slowing down central nervous system activity?

300

What do tranquilizers boost the activity of?

What is gamma aminobutyric-acid? (GABA)

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