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Johnnie Baston, 37, was pronounced dead at 10:30 a.m. at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville after receiving an infusion of the powerful barbituate pentobarbital, officials said.
Ohio executes inmate using new, single-drug method for death penalty 2011
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But let's say that it's not a good idea to do massive amounts of amphetamine for years, then take some barbituate, drink a wedding toast, then go for a walk on the railroad tracks and lie down in the cold night when you get tired and sleepy.
Father of On the Road James Killus 2007
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I think our childhood might have been much different if the docs had traded in their zero-seizure policy for one that left you less doped up and experiencing daily barbituate highs and lows.
Saturday Slumgullion #29 Kay Olson 2007
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I think our childhood might have been much different if the docs had traded in their zero-seizure policy for one that left you less doped up and experiencing daily barbituate highs and lows.
Saturday Slumgullion #29 Kay Olson 2007
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Yeah, Neal was a great speed freak (better watch your speed) and lady in red is a barbituate (you'd be better off dead).
The Annotated "Casey Jones" Robert Hunter 2005
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OpEdNews - Quicklink: Medicare drug card problem plagued with snafus; Some seniors got barbituate discounts
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Medicare drug card problem plagued with snafus; Some seniors got barbituate discounts
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VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Medicare drug card problem plagued with snafus; Some seniors got barbituate discounts'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Congressional investigators said Wednesday that they had found serious, widespread problems in a government program that issued drug discount cards to 6.4 million Medicare beneficiaries, as a precursor to the full-fledged drug benefit that takes effect next year, the New York Times will report in Thursday\'s papers.
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Phenobarbital is a barbituate as the name implies.
Recent Activity 2010
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Phenobarbital is a barbituate as the name implies.
Recent Activity 2010
jwjarvis commented on the word barbituate
are drugs that act as central nervous system depressants, and, by virtue of this, they produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to total anesthesia.
February 16, 2011
yarb commented on the word barbituate
One habituated to barbiturates.
February 16, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word barbituate
Oh lord--is there such a thing as a yarbiturate? I think that last comment is gonna make me all kinds of addicted.
February 16, 2011
yarb commented on the word barbituate
Actually I think there is such a thing as yarbiturates.. vague memories of someone, probably rhming with trilby, distilling such a noisome brew in the past.
February 17, 2011
bilby commented on the word barbituate
Rhm, rhm!
*clears throat*
VANG!
February 17, 2011