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Ethchlorvynol
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
Placidyl
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Depressant; Sedative
CHEMICAL NAME
ethyl 2-chlorovinyl ethynyl carbinol
DESCRIPTION
Ethchlorvynol has been used to treat insomnia. Due to its barbiturate-like problems concerning abuse and overdose, U.S. manufacturers discontinued it in 1999.
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SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Placidyl Information Distributed by Abbot Laboratories to Physicians (1971)
Mayo Clinic: Ethchlorvynol
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Rhenquist's Drug Habit - Slate, Jan 5 2007
FBI Files detail Rehnquist drug addiction - Reuters, Jan 5 2007
Rehnquist Drug Dependency Detailed - AP, Jan 5 2007
1960s Placidyl Ad #1
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