I found my father living on the street

Re:I found my father living on the street by girvo on Thursday November 05, 2015 @06:28AM (#10512760)

> * alcohol (which is a depressant)*

I thought a depressant in the context of drugs means "central nervous system depressant", not "causes depression"?

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Re:I found my father living on the street by stan_rogers on Thursday November 05, 2015 @06:38AM (#10512782)

... and alcohol is a CNS depressant. A common "can't afford to smell of booze right now" substitute (at least in the old days; it's been a very long time between drinks for me) was Seconal. It ain't the same, but it takes the edge off in the right way.

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Re:I found my father living on the street by chris_wot on Thursday November 05, 2015 @09:32AM (#10513470)

Good on you, it must be tough to give up. You have my respect.

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