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Barbiturates act as central nervous system depressants producing a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to total anesthesia. They are also effective as anxiolytics, as hypnotics, and as anticonvulsants. Barbiturates also have analgesic effects, however these effects are somewhat weak, preventing barbiturates from being used in surgery in the absence of other analgesics. They have both physical and psychological addiction potential and have now been replaced by benzodiazepines - for example, in the treatment of anxiety and insomnia – mainly because benzodiazepines have significantly less overdose potential
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Marilyn Monroe was found dead in the bedroom of her Brentwood home by her psychiatrist Ralph Greenson after he was called by Monroe's housekeeper Eunice Murray on August 5, 1962. She was 36 years old at the time of her death. Her death was ruled to be "acute barbiturate poisoning" by Dr. Thomas Noguchi of the Los Angeles County Coroners office and listed as "probable suicide".
Barbiturates act as central nervous system depressants producing a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to total anesthesia. They are also effective as anxiolytics, as hypnotics, and as anticonvulsants.
Barbiturates also have analgesic effects, however these effects are somewhat weak, preventing barbiturates from being used in surgery in the absence of other analgesics. They have both physical and psychological addiction potential and have now been replaced by benzodiazepines - for example, in the treatment of anxiety and insomnia – mainly because benzodiazepines have significantly less overdose potential
Opiate Painkillers
Oxycodone: Percocet: Schedule II (Oxycontin is similar = but is released over time)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WmZWZNsmc4shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHv__VzA63I
Hydrocodon: Vicoden: Schedule III http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQEsPIS4o
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Actor Born: April 4, 1979 in
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Death: January 22, 2008 in New York City, New York
Biography: Already something of an established actor in his native Australia, "Heath Ledger" first came to the attention of American audiences in 1999 with his winning turn in the teen comedy "10 Things I Hate About You“……….
Is it was really easy to OD on any of these drugs.?
The answer is that no, it’s painfully difficult to have a fatal OD on any of those drugs.
Date of Birth:28 November 1967, Houston, Texas, USADate of Death:8 February 2007, Hollywood, Florida, USATrivia:Mother, Virgie Hart, is a sheriff's deputy. Awards:1 win & 1 nomination
Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack (November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009)
actress and singer. Clueless, Just Married,
Girl Interrupted, Spun, 8 Mile, Uptown Girls, Sin City, Happy Feet, and Riding in Cars with Boys. She voiced Luanne Platter on the animated TV series King of the Hill. Her final film, Something Wicked, was released on August 25, 2011.
Diazepam = valiumLorazepam = AtivanAlprazolam = XanaxOxazepam = Serax
Long-term effects of benzodiazepines include tolerance, dependence, a benzodiazepin withdrawal syndrome and cognitive impairments which may not completely reverse after cessation of treatment; however, for most patients, cognitive impairment is not severe. Withdrawal symptoms can range from anxiety and insomnia to seizures and psychosis.
Whitney Housten
On February 11, 2012, Houston was found dead in her guest room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California. Subsequent toxicology reports showed that she had accidentally drowned in the bathtub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSqDQnPF13I
http://www.judiciaryreport.com/heath_ledger_died_of_accidental_overdose.htm
http://www.autopsyfiles.org/
