Chloral Betaine
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Chloral betaine is a sleeping tablet or sedative
which the body converts to chloral hydrate
. Like other drugs of this type chloral betaine is addictive
, a small proportion of users who take the drug develop serious or unpleasant side effect
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Sedative
A sedative or tranquilizer is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement....
which the body converts to chloral hydrate
Chloral hydrate
Chloral hydrate is a sedative and hypnotic drug as well as a chemical reagent and precursor. The name chloral hydrate indicates that it is formed from chloral by the addition of one molecule of water. Its chemical formula is C2H3Cl3O2....
. Like other drugs of this type chloral betaine is addictive
Addiction
Historically, addiction has been defined as physical and psychological dependence on psychoactive substances which cross the blood-brain barrier once ingested, temporarily altering the chemical milieu of the brain.Addiction can also be viewed as a continued involvement with a substance or activity...
, a small proportion of users who take the drug develop serious or unpleasant side effect
Side effect
In medicine, a side effect is an effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is secondary to the one intended; although the term is predominantly employed to describe adverse effects, it can also apply to beneficial, but unintended, consequences of the use of a drug.Occasionally, drugs are...
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