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 not a stimulant, it is a central nervous system depressant in that it slows or depresses the functioning of the body. However, it is often considered a stimulanâ¦t in that it enhances mood and stimulates conviviality.Alcohol is not a stimulant despite many beliefs. Alcohol is a  depressant.
However, many systems in the brain are interrelated. It's not clear if alcohol directly acts on all those receptors or if they're a downstream result of its action elsewhere. The smoking gun would be to isolate a receptor and show that alcohol affects it. If alcohol is a depressant, it should facilitate GABA receptors. When GABA receptors were first isolated, they did respond to alcohol, but not until alcohol concentrations reached .33 mL/L. The legal limit for driving is .08 mL/L.