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A chemical off-switch for the nervous system's frantic inner DJ.
means A drug that calms anxiety or agitation by dialing down nervous-system activity, sometimes to sedation.
from From Latin tranquillus, meaning calm or still — the same root behind tranquil — coined as a drug class in the 1950s when chlorpromazine first quieted psychiatric wards.
Mother's little helper1960s housewives popped them by the millions.
Major vs minorMajor ones treat psychosis, minor ones treat anxiety.
Dart mythMovie tranquilizer darts work far slower in reality.