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sleeping pill sleeping pill
sleeping pill a pill containing medication that induces sleep. Benzodiazepines such as temazepam (Restoril) and triazolam (Halcion) have for the most part replaced barbiturates as drugs of choice for insomnia. Imidaopyridines, such as zolpidem tartrate, are also sometimes used for short-term... Read more
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antianxiety drug antianxiety drug
antianxiety drug drug administered for the relief of anxiety . Although their action is not fully understood, most antianxiety medications appear to affect the action of neurotransmitters in the brain (see serotonin and norepinephrine ). They may work by affecting the limbic system, that part... Read more
The Pill The Pill
THE PILL New Control for Women The development of a birth-control pill—which, taken daily, prevents the re-lease of a fertilizable egg from a woman's ovaries and thus makes it impossible for her to get pregnant—raised moral issues in the 1960s on both the personal and social... Read more
placebo placebo
placebo , inert substance given instead of a potent drug . Placebo medications are sometimes prescribed when a drug is not really needed or when one would not be appropriate because they make patients feel well taken care of. Placebos are also used as controls in scientific studies on the... Read more
Zolpidem Zolpidem
Zolpidem Definition Zolpidem is classified as a hypnotic drug. These drugs help people sleep. In the United States, zolpidem is available as tablets under the brand name of Ambien. Purpose Zolpidem is a drug that is used to treat insomnia. Zolpidem is especially helpful... Read more
hypnotic drugs hypnotic drugs
hypnotic drugs drugs that induce sleep, sometimes called soporifics. In general, hypnotics are central nervous system depressants . Alcohol, laudanum (see opium ), bromide salts, and herbs such as valerian have been used as hypnotics. Barbiturates and benzodiazepines are frequently prescribed... Read more
amphetamine amphetamine
amphetamine , any one of a group of drugs that are powerful central nervous system stimulants . Amphetamines have stimulating effects opposite to the effects of depressants such as alcohol, narcotics , and barbiturates . They raise the blood pressure by causing the body to release epinephrine... Read more
Punishment Punishment
PUNISHMENT Although punishment has been a crucial feature of every developed legal system, widespread disagreement exists over the moral principles that can justify its imposition. One fundamental question is why (and whether) the social institution of punishment is warranted. A second question... Read more
Hypnotics and sedatives Hypnotics and sedatives
Anti-Insomnia Drugs Definition Anti-insomnia drugs are medicines that help people fall asleep or stay asleep. Purpose Physicians prescribe anti-insomnia drugs for short-term treatment of insomnia—a sleep problem in which people have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep or wake up too... Read more

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Prescription-drug use in military of concern
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Schoolyard hustlers' new drug: Ritalin.(USA)
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