One strand of the economic analysis argues that interventions in the labour market, or. the existence of labour institutions in general, reduce the rate of job creation and generate. higher unemployment (Salvances, 1997; Blanchard and Wolfers, 2000), apart from having an.
Full Definition of STIMULANT. 1. : an agent (as a drug) that produces a temporary increase of the functional activity or efficiency of an organism or any of its parts.2. : stimulus.3.edical Definition of STIMULANT. 1. : an agent (as a drug) that produces a temporary increase of the functional activity or efficiency of an organism or any of its parts.
Stimulants (also referred to as psychostimulants) are psychoactive drugs that induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical functions or both. Examples of these kinds of effects may include enhanced alertness, wakefulness, and locomotion, among others. Due to their rendering a characteristic up feeling, stimulants are also occasionally referred to as uppers. Depressants or downers, which decrease mental and/or physical function, are in stark contrast to stimulants and are considered to be the functionally opposite drug class.