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Presentation for the word “sedative”

Presentation for the word “sedative”. By : Ashwin Shah. Passage 2.

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Presentation for the word “sedative”

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  1. Presentation for the word “sedative” By : Ashwin Shah

  2. Passage 2 • The drugs most commonly prescribed to treat the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis includebaclofen (Lioresal) and tizanidine (Zanaflex) which relieve both spasticity and muscle spasms but often only partially and sometimes not at all. Both are sedatives, so they cause drowsiness; additional side effects include dry mouth and muscle weakness. The latter is especially problematic for people with Multiple Sclerosis, whose muscles get weaker as the disease progresses. Marijuana As Medicine?: The Science Beyond the Controversy (2000), Institute of Medicine

  3. Sentence : B & T are sedatives

  4. Sentence : B & T are sedatives

  5. [B & T are sedatives,so they cause drowsiness ]If B & T are sedatives, then they cause drowsiness

  6. Rule #1 : If x is a member of class y and x causes some effect z then y causes zB&T is a member of class sedative and sedative causes drowsiness,so sedatives cause drowsiness

  7. Rule #2 : If x causes drowsiness and some y takes x then y becomes sleepy[Sedatives cause drowsiness ]

  8. Sentence : The drugs (to treat Multiple Sclerosis) include B&T[B&T are drugs]

  9. B&T members of class Drugs (D) • B&T members of class Sedatives (S) • Possibilities • S=D • S subset of D <- Correct • D subset of S • S and D have nothing in common • S and D have something in common <- inferred

  10. Dictionary meanings of sedatives • sed·a·tive Pronunciation Key (sd-tv) • adj. • Having a soothing, calming, or tranquilizing effect; reducing or relieving anxiety, stress, irritability, or excitement. • An agent or a drug having a soothing, calming, or tranquilizing effect.

  11. Goal • Sedative is a (kind of a drug) that causes drowsiness (or sleepiness)

  12. Passage 1 Pharmaceutical firms (PF) attempt to produce consistently potent and reliable drugs from hemp. By the 1930s at least two American companies-- Parke-Davis and Eli Lilly -- were selling standardized extracts of marijuana for use as an analgesic, an antispasmodic and sedative. Another manufacturer, Grimault & Company, marketed marijuana cigarettes as a remedy for asthma.

  13. Sentence :PF produce drugs from hemp

  14. New Case Frame agent-act-action-object-raw material

  15. Sentence :PF sell marijuana

  16. Sentence :PF sell marijuana.Marijuana is used as an analgesic,antispasmodic and sedative

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