They're called the chemical cosh. They were originally know as major tranquilisers. The theory is they act on dopamine. This is pretty true. They do other stuff but their intended effect is caused by affecting dopamine transmission.
Dopamine is also involved in other stuff. It's involved in creativity and associated with having more sexual partners. This is the start of the valuation of this neurotransmitter as a positive thing. It is for those who aren't drugged.
One idea I have is antipsychotics are the opposite of cocaine. This drug is not properly hallucinogenic. It is a drug which people take to have fun. It is know as rich man's alcohol. It is not as associated with psychosis as cannabis in the public eye but the neurotransmitter it boosts is one that antipsychotics inhibit.
Many people may not like people who are coked up. It doesn't mean it is an illness. Freud advocated the use of coke in therapy. The good stuff. Back when it was legal and countries fought wars to ensure a good supply.
Confidence, volition, anger and expression are caused by cocaine or inhibited by antipsychotics. Only the latter is used to treat 1 in 4 of those but I think it affects the others. The effect on the rest is why it is called a chemical cosh, just as it is the reason it is called a chemical cosh for anger.
It subjugates and placates. A person who isn't that way inclined would experience a different and negative life course because the drug steals away their being.
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