barbiturates

1. Substances derived from an organic compound that are used as sedatives and sleep inducers. Barbiturates, which work by depressing the activity of the central nervous system, are sometimes used in the treatment of illnesses such as epilepsy.

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Mr Crew, who died aged 74, reportedly told nurses "I want to die today" before drinking water laced with barbiturates under the supervision of Dignitas.

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Next came Jimi Hendrix, a guitarist extraordinaire who overdosed on barbiturates in 1970.

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Ure died from an accidental overdose of alcohol and barbiturates in 1975, and Shaw died of a heart attack three years later.

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How can you walk away when there's a woman in the hospital on barbiturates?

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Doctors said he died of a heart attack, which was likely brought on by his addiction to prescription barbiturates.

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