Being a barbiturate, it is a controlled substance in the U.S.
However, it is most commonly prescribed by veterinarians for animals that have seizure disorders, or after some surgeries.
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Examples: sodium chloride, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfide, sodium acetate, sodium bromide, borax, etc.
Sodium phosphide
Sodium Acetate is also known as Sodium Ethanoate.
Sodium Bromide
Simple, it can kill you with a little overdose.
Yes, but I wouldn't recommend it. Drinking pentobarbital would cause severe stomach cramps and vomiting, a great deal of pain, and may or may not be lethal.
Most vets use an injection of Sodium Pentobarbital in a vein. The Humane Society of the US is one of the agencies trying to get all municipal shelters to use Pentobarbital.
Pentobarbital and alcohol are 2 separate drugs. pentobarbital is a barbituate drug, which is like a sedative/hypnotic drug and of course you know what alcohol is.
Pentobarbital is a short acting barbiturate that is available as both a free acid and a sodium salt, the former of which is only slightly soluble in water and ethanol. One trade name for this drug is Nembutal®, coined by Dr. John S. Lundy, who started using it in 1930, from the structural formula of the sodium salt-Na (sodium) + ethyl + methyl + butyl + al (common suffix for barbiturates). Pentobarbital's FDA approved human uses include treatment of seizures and preoperative (and other) sedation; it is also approved as a short-term hypnotic. In France, it is used in the treatment of insomnia, and as a preanesthetic. http://www.answers.com/topic/pentobarbital-sodium?cat=health
A painless injection, that puts the animal "to sleep" as they say. Injection of an OD with sodium pentobarbital is preferred. However several other methods less humane are used including gas chambers.
Pentobarbital (Nembutal) has been used in neurosurgery to reduce blood flow to the brain. This reduces swelling and pressure in the brain, making brain surgery safer.
Typically, three drugs are used in succession to perform euthanasia: Sodium thiopental is used to induce unconsciousness; Pancuronium bromide (Pavulon) to cause muscle paralysis and respiratory arrest; and Potassium chloride to stop the heart.
The Ten Panel Drug Screen includes:Amphetamines including MethamphetamineBarbiturates such as Mephobarbital (Mebaral) and Pentobarbital Sodium (Nembutal)BenzodiazepinesCocaine MetabolitesMarijuana MetabolitesMethadoneMethaqualoneOpiates including Codeine, Morphine, and HeroinPhencyclidine ("PCP")Propoxyphene such as Darvon
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You can buy sodium chloride in any Wallmart store around the world.
No. Sodium is unlikely to be found as a gas. It is a metal.