Methaqualone - Research Article from Drugs and Controlled Substances Information for Students

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 17 pages of information about Methaqualone.

Methaqualone - Research Article from Drugs and Controlled Substances Information for Students

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 17 pages of information about Methaqualone.
This section contains 170 words
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Key Terms
ANTISPASMODIC:
A substance or drug that relieves muscle spasms and/or cramps.
ANXIETY DISORDERS:
A group of mental disorders or conditions characterized in part by chronic feelings of fear, excessive and obsessive worrying, restlessness, and panic attacks. Anxiety disorders include panic disorder, agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder, and others.
APHRODISIAC:
A substance or drug that increases sexual desire.
ATAXIA:
Loss of control of muscle coordination.
BARBITURATES:
Highly habit-forming (addictive) sedative drugs based on barbituric acid. Barbiturates are central nervous system depressants.
HYPNOTIC:
A drug that induces sleep by depressing the central nervous system.
NEURONS:
Nerve cells found throughout the central nervous system. Neurons release neurotransmitters.
PRECURSORS:
A substance or compound from which another substance is synthesized, or made.
RECREATIONAL USE:
The casual and infrequent use of a drug or substance, often in social situations, for its pleasurable effects.
RELAPSE:
Term used in substance abuse treatment...

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