1. Home
  2. Health
  3. Alcoholism

Barbiturates

From National Institute on Drug Abuse, for About.com

Updated November 24, 2003

About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical Review Board

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.
Explore Alcoholism
About.com Special Features

Learn how you can reduce your your numbers with these nutrition and exercise tips. More >

Keep yourself, and your family, happy and healthy this fall with these tips. More >

We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here.
  1. Home
  2. Health
  3. Alcoholism
  4. About Drug Abuse
  5. Commonly Abused Drugs
  6. Barbiturates
  7. Barbiturates - Commonly Abused Drugs>

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.