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None of the above. There are numerous types of steroids but its sounds like your asking about anabolic steroids. Some steroids mimic hormones, others are used as medical drugs for treatments. Cholesterol is a steroid as well. They arnt street drugs or anything.
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∙ 14y agoNone of the above. Anabolic Steroids are androgenic hormones which either bind to the Androgen Receptor to produce their effects or act through other mediators, none of which being any typical drug.
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∙ 14y agoIt's a stimulant. That's why when people take them there muscles get so big.
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∙ 9y agoSteroids are neither stimulants nor depressants. They promote (stimulate) the growth of new muscle tissue, but do not directly increase or decrease the metabolic rate.
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∙ 11y agoit is a googleant
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∙ 7y agoNo. They don't belong in the same class.
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∙ 13y agostimulants
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What category does caffeine go in stimulants depressants hallucinogens?
Stimulants
Are inhalants depressants stimulants or hallucinogens?
yes
What groups of drugs have the opposite effect on the brain hallucinogens and stimulants opiates and sedatives stimulants and depressants depressants and opiates Why?
Stimulants and depressants have opposite effects on the brain. Stimulants activate the central nervous system, while depressants (as their name implies) depress it.
What are four main groups of psychoactive drugs?
Stimulants, depressants, narcotics, hallucinogens.
What are the three main types of sedative-hypnotic drugs?
Depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens
Explain the harmful effects of stimulants depressants hallucinogens anabolic steroids and inhalants on the body?
The harmful effects of stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, anabolic steroids and inhalants on the body are different for each thing used. Stimulants can lead to the heart beating too fast while depressants could slow the heartbeat down too much.
What are the two kinds of drugs?
I'v heard of four categories, if that's what you're after; Depressants, Stimulants, Hallucinogens, and I think the fourth was Painkillers?
Is Nicotine depressants or stimulants or hallucinogens?
Depending on the Dosage, Nicotine is can be either a Depressant and Stimulant. With a low dosage it is a stimulant, where as with higher dosages it becomes a depressant.
What are the forms of drugs?
The forms of drugs include: stimulants depressants hallucinogens If you mean the ways drugs are administered, they include: Oral Subcutaneous Intravenous Intramuscular Dermal Spinal
How do stimulants and depressants affect nerve activity?
stimulants increase activity and depressants decrease activity.
What are the four main groups of psychoactive drugs?
There are more than four classes of psychotropic medication: 1) Antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, MAOIs, and others) 2) Mood Stabilizers (Lithium, Anticonvulsant class mood stabilizers, SGAs) 3) Antipsychotics (Classical Antipsychotics, Atypical Antipsychotics) 4) Stimulants (Amphetamine products, Bupropion, Strattera and others) 5) Antianxiety medications (Benzodiazepiines, Buspar, Vistaril and others)
Are depressants more dangerous than stimulants?
Most types of alcohol are depressants while most drugs are stimulants. It is generally believed that depressants are not more dangerous than stimulants and that it is, in fact, the other way around.
