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Barbiturate Abuse (cont.)

Medical Author:
J Dave Barry, MD
Coauthor:
Christopher B Beach, MD
Medical Editor:
Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Anthony Anker, MD, FAAEM

Outlook

With aggressive treatment in the hospital, most people survive. But even with intensive therapy, some who overdose will die.

A person's outcome after abusing barbiturates depends on a number of factors.

  • Other drugs ingested

  • Other medical problems the person has

  • How quickly the person received medical attention

  • Which barbiturate the person abused (see overdose)
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