Barbiturates in serum

Barbiturates are a group of drugs that have a sleep-inducing effect.
Drugs in this group also have anticonvulsant effects, but they should be However, they should be used with caution, as they have been proven to have toxic effects on the on the liver.
Use of barbiturates leads to psychological dependence and very strong physical dependence.
Barbiturates  cause an increase in the body's tolerance (a phenomenon consisting of an increasingly weaker effect of the drug as it is taken ingested, forcing the user to increase the dose in order to achieve the same same effect).
Long-term intake of these drugs leads to disorders:

• neurological,
• hormonal,
• circulatory and respiratory systems
• and mental, including dementia syndrome

Barbiturates can cause both chronic and acute. Depending on the dose and the preparation taken, the first symptoms can occur after just a few minutes. One of the most dangerous symptoms is shallowing and slowing of respiratory action. There is danger of paralysis of the respiratory center along with respiratory arrest respiration.
Quantitative determination of barbiturates is used to determine the the level of the drug in the blood.