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Barbiturates are known as sedative-hypnotics because of their sleep-inducing and anxiety-decreasing properties. They are often called downers or older versions of tranquilizers.

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What is barbiturates called?

Barbiturates are usually prescribed to help anxiety, and insomnia. Some of the common names are;Luminal, Seconal, Alurate, Prominal, Brevital, and Surital.


What are the components of barbiturates?

Barbituric acid is the common chemical component of barbiturates.


Is barbiturates a narcotic or not?

Barbiturates are technically narcotics because they share common effects with the narcotics.


Barbiturates are commonly called?

Goof Balls


Is barbiturates a stimulent?

No. it is not Stimulant it is called Depressant


What kind of drugs commonly has polymorphism?

Polymorphism is common with barbiturates, steroids, and sulphonamides.


What are barbiturates commonly called?

Slang terms for barbiturates include; barbs, bluebirds, blues, downers, goofballs, tooties and yellow jackets.


How is barbiturates is taken?

Barbiturates are usually swallowed but sometimes barbiturates are injected and this can be extremely dangerous. =)


Are barbituates and barbiturates the same thing?

Barbituates is a misspelling of barbiturates.


Are Barbiturates OTC?

Barbiturates are available only with a physician's prescription


What are some barbiturates?

In the U.S it is common which means about 7 out of 10 people abuse drugs in America and some of them do not even no it.


Is a barbiturates in the cocaine family?

No, barbiturates are a completely different class of drugs.