What are the effect of barbiturates?

Answer 1

Short-term effects are those that appear rapidly after a single dose and disappear within a few hours or days. With barbiturates, a small dose (e.g. 50 mg or less) may relieve anxiety and tension. A somewhat larger dose (e.g. 100 to 200 mg) will, in a tranquil setting, usually induce sleep. An equivalent dose in a social setting, however, may produce effects similar to those of drunkenness - a "high" feeling, slurred speech, staggering, slowed reactions, loss of inhibition, and intense emotions often expressed in an extreme and unpredictable manner. High doses characteristically produce slow, shallow, and irregular breathing, and can result in death from respiratory arrest.

Answer 2

Barbiturates known as Central nervous system depressants, they have the prominent effect include sedation and hypnosis