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Barbiturates

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Updated November 24, 2003

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Category:

Depressants.

Commercial and Street Names:

Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal, Phenobarbital; barbs, reds, red birds, phennies, tooies, yellows, yellow jackets.

How Administered:

Injected, swallowed.

Intoxication Effects and Potential Health Consequences:

Reduced pain and anxiety; feeling of well-being; sedation, drowsiness, lowered inhibitions; depression, unusual excitement, fever, irritability, poor judgment, slurred speech, dizziness, slowed pulse and breathing; lowered blood pressure; poor concentration; confusion, fatigue; impaired coordination, memory, judgment; respiratory depression and arrest, addiction.

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