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When alcohol and barbiturates are ingested they are absorbed from the gi tract and transported first to?
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When alcohol and barbiturates are ingested they are absorbed from the GI tract and transported first to the?
to the brain
When alcohol and barbiturates are ingested and absorbed from the GI tract what organ is the first to receive them?
Liver
Intake of alcohol by the body?
Alcohol is one of the few substances that can be absorbed right through the stomach wall. Whatever part makes it to the small intestines is promptly absorbed by the blood. Since it is "active" in its ingested form, it takes effect as soon as it reaches the brain.
Does Withdrawal from barbiturates and alcohol carry a greater risk of death?
Alcohol
Is alcohol a barbiturate?
Actually, yes they can be considered a barbiturate. Barbiturates are depressants that affect the central nervous system - guess what alcohol does...?
Reasons for using barbiturates and alcohol?
haha
What are the example of barbiturates?
Barbiturates are drugs that slow down your central nervous system, such as alcohol. Other well known barbiturates are sedatives and benzodiazephine.
What are Alcohol and barbiturates are categorized as?
Alcohol and barbiturates are both depressants. A depressant is a drug that lowers neurotransmission levels in various areas of the brain.
How is alcohol ingested?
Alcohol is normally ingested orally. On rare occasions it is administered intravenously, usually to treat methanol poisoning.
In combination with alcohol barbiturates do not have the potential for severe impairment?
It is never safe to take central nervous system depressants like alcohol and barbiturates in combination. The complications can be severe, and even fatal.
Where is alcohol absorbed?
When you take a drink, about 20 percent of the alcohol is absorbed in your stomach; the remaining 80 percent is absorbed in your small intestine.
What Alcohol is absorbed primarily though the?
Most alcohol is absorbed into the body through the samll intestines.
