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Q: What differentiates between ultra short acting and short acting barbiturates?
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What are the various kinds of barbiturates?

Barbiturates are generally classified as ultra-short acting, short acting, intermediate acting, and long acting. Some trade and generic names: Amytal Sodium Butisol Sodium Luminal Nembutal Sodium Phenobarbital Seconal Sodium


What are all barbiturates drugs?

"Barbiturates" refers to any chemical derivative of barbituric acid, and there are more than 2,500 of those that have been shown to be psychoactive. We are not going to list them here. The most commonly abused are amobarbital (Amytal), pentobarbital (Nembutal), and secobarbital (Seconal). A combination of amobarbital and secobarbital, called Tuinal, is also highly abused.


What are short term effects from using barbiturates?

impairs judgment, calmness


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Why do some barbiturates like phenobarbital have short duration of action and short onset of action?

Because they are quickly metabolized by the liver.


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How long does barbiturates stay in your urine?

Anywhere between 24 and 140 hours after the dose based on the Barbiturate. Some are short acting, some are long acting. That's just for urine though. In a blood/hair test, the answer would be more like months afterwards.


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