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More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
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Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
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Many of the drugs used by neuroscientists are derived from toxic plants and venomous animals (such as snakes, spiders, snails, and puffer fish).