Lipocine Inc. (NASDAQ: LPCN), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that the Bone, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee (BRUDAC) of the U.S. Food and Drug... Nov 17, 2017
No, Alcohol is actually a depressant, even though it makes you feel good for a while. <br />Technically, it is both a stimulant and a depressant. After your blood-alcohol reaches a certain percent, around .08, there is so much in your body that the effects switch from a stimulant to a depressant.
The alcohol in alcoholic beverages is ethanol. Medieval alchemists used the word alcohol for the products of distillation. Alcohol is a macronutrient; 1 gram provides 7 Calories. Is alcohol a drug? Alcohol is a psychoactive drug, a depressant of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) that can affect perception, mood, consciousness, cognition and behavior. Is alcohol a poison? Alcohol consumed in small amounts by an adult is not a poison, but when consumed in excessive amounts, it can cause acute poisoning and over the long-term, damage to the liver, brain and nerves, heart and other body organs.