How to use our Drug Test Kits
|
Drug - Also Commonly Known As |
Usual Period of Time a Drug Can Stay in the System |
The Maximum Amount of Time a Drug Can Stay in the System of a Habitual User* |
|
Barbiturates - Downers |
2 - 5 Days | Same |
|
Drug of Abuse |
Immunoassay Screen |
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Confirmation |
|
Barbiturates |
300 ng/ml | 200 ng/ml |
| Drug Type | Drug and/or Metabolite (*) | Therapeutic Category of Drug (*) | Common Names |
| Barbiturates | Amobarbital | Sedative-Hypnotic | Amytal, Tuinal (w/ secobarbital) |
| Butabarbital | Sedative-Hypnotic | Butisol, Pyridium Plus | |
| Pentobarbital | Sedative-Hypnotic | Nembutal, Cagergot P-B | |
| Phenobarbital | Sedative-Hypnotic, Anticonvulsant | Antrocol, Lumimal, PBR/12, Solfoton, Barbita, (OTC) with Bronchodilators | |
| Secobarbital | Sedative-Hypnotic | Seconal tuinal (w/ amobarbital) |
The effects of depressants are in many ways similar to the effect of alcohol. Small amounts can produce calmness and relaxed muscles, but larger doses can cause slurred speech, staggering gait and altered perception. Very large doses can cause respiratory depression, coma and death. The combination of depressants and alcohol can multiply the effects of the drugs, increasing the risks.
Regular use of depressants over time can result in physical and psychological addiction. People who suddenly stop taking large doses can experience withdrawal symptoms including anxiety, insomnia, tremors, delirium, convulsions and death. Babies born to mothers who abuse depressants may also be physically dependent on the drugs and show withdrawal symptoms shortly after they are born. Birth defects and behavioral problems also may result.
| Type | What is it called? | What does it look like? | How is it used? |
| Barbiturates | Downers, Barbs, Blue Devils, Red Devils, Yellow Jacket, Yellows, Nembutal, Tuinals, Seconal and Amytal | Red, yellow, blue or red and blue capsules | Taken orally |
