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barbiturates
- 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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