I've heard of pills called downers, and i understand uppers. Those get you high and give you a good feeling. But why were downers invented if they make you feel so bad? (i don't do drugs in advanced)
2007-11-27 19:03:25 · 8 answers · asked by first 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Things such as alcohol are downers as well, it doesn't always have to be a pill. To some people, this is just the high they want. Marijuana is also a downer, and it's the most widely used drug in America. Downer doesn't mean you feel bad, it just means you feel relaxed, lethargic, chill. There are some people that don't want to feel up and energetic, they crave to just be relaxed to go to sleep. Usually, manic people crave these types of things because they are constantly up or anxious or stressed about things. Hope this helps.
2007-11-27 19:07:36 · answer #1 · answered by blahblahgrl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually some of the downers, like alcohol and marijuana, actually get you "high." They are called downers because they slow down metabolism or suppress certain mental functions. The uppers are drugs that speed up your metabolism or give you a "wired" feeling, like caffeine and cocaine. People wouldn't abuse drugs that made them feel bad.
2007-11-28 03:09:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Downers" are sleeping pills, anti-anxiety pills, and "relaxation" pills...lots of people need them. There is a vicious drug cycle among especially entertainers (like Elvis and others) of using uppers to perform and then needing downers to come down and relax so they can sleep. Heroin is considered a downer as well--"mellows" you out so to sleep (in a bad way).
2007-11-28 03:06:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anna P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Downers were invented to calm down high strung, hysterical people. Pills to make you chill out.
2007-11-28 03:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by mollyflan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they don't. Downers just calm u down alcohol would be considered a downer.
2007-11-28 03:06:48 · answer #5 · answered by steven e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol. Downers don't make you feel bad. They just make you feel all relaxed, fuzzy, and sometimes sleepy. Thats all. Don't do drugs.
2007-11-28 03:06:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
just because they were called downers doesnt mean they made you feel bad.... they made you feel very very mellow, warm and secure.... floating in a sea of happiness..... HOLY COW..... FLASH BACK!!!!
2007-11-28 03:07:14 · answer #7 · answered by bradthepilot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To counteract the uppers.
Once you get into using chemicals to alter your body's natural state, you tend to use more chemicals to regulate the effects of the other chemicals.
2007-11-28 03:06:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋