SMU Medical Journal

Sandeep Kumar ¹, Nand Gopal Giri ², Ashok Kumar Jaiswal ³, Anil Kumar Jaiswal ⁴

Affiliations
1 LNJN NICFS, New Delhi 110085, IN
2 Department of Chemistry, Shivaji College (University of Delhi) Raja Garden, New Delhi 110 027, IN
3 Dept. of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110, IN
4 Department of Mathematics, St. Andrew’s PG College, Gorakhpur, UP, IN

Abstract

Depressants are drugs that slow down the functions of the central nervous system (CNS). These drugs are used to reduce anxiety and insomnia without drowsiness. The depressants cause relaxed feeling if used in small quantity but cause unconsciousness, vomiting and even death if taken in high quantity. It affects concentration and coordination of a person by slowing down his/ her ability to respond in unexpected situations. These drugs are also attributed for their physiological and psychological effects, eventually in large dose it become lethal. The different physical and chemical features of some very often used depressants are discussed in this manuscript.

Keywords

Depressant, TLC, UV Spectroscopy, HPLC, GLC etc.

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