Everything You Need to Know About Phenobarbital Abuse and Addiction

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Everything You Need to
Know About Phenobarbital
Abuse and Addiction
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Phenobarbital abuse is very common
because of its sedating and hypnotic
effects. These can get people high in
an instant. In fact, it is one of the most
commonly abused prescription drugs
in the US, involving more than 18,000
ER visits in 2011 due to non-medical
use. 
Is phenobarbital addictive? 
It’s a sedative drug or a barbiturate
classified as a Schedule IV controlled
substance by the DFA. It may highly
result in the development of physical
dependence when used long-term.
 Can Phenobarbital Get You High?
As with many other medications,
including other barbiturates,
phenobarbital recreational use is
highly desirable because it produces a
quick high. How will it get you high
involves its action on the body’s
central nervous system. 
 
 By reducing its strength of activity,
the brain will compensate by
producing more dopamine and
serotonin, which will create a
euphoric feeling. This is what keeps
users taking phenobarbital
repeatedly.
How Can One Get High on
Phenobarbital?
It is possible to get phenobarbital high
by increasing the dose and taking the
drug in several ways other than oral
administration. The dose needed to
get one high may vary for every
individual.
Physicians often give anywhere from
30-120 mg as a daytime sedative,
while others are allowed take 320 mg
for insomnia daily. 
Exceeding these doses and increasing
the frequency of intake can get you
high on phenobarbital.
Drug combinations, which include
the use of other anti- depressants,
antihistamines, sedatives, and alcohol
can get one high because of more
additive depressant effects.
Aside from oral administration,
abusers may take phenobarbital in
other ways to get high, including
snorting, injecting, parachuting,
plugging, and more.
How Long Does It Take for
Phenobarbital to Kick In?
Phenobarbital, as mentioned earlier,
has several mode of administration.
Each will take effect at different speed
and doses, but oral administration of
tablets and elixirs start to act in as fast
as 30 minutes to one hour.
How long will the effects last will
depend on different factors like the
dosage and individual metabolism,
but the average is 5-12 hours.
Phenobarbital half-life in adults is
approximately 79 hours. It takes 5-6
half-lives for the drug to be
completely excreted from the body.
How Does Phenobarbital High
Feel?
Generally, barbiturates like
phenobarbital can be considered as
brain relaxers like alcohol. The effects
are quite similar.
 Other use phenobarbital for alcohol
withdrawal as an alternative to the
standard Benzodiazepine-based
therapy to reduce costs and
complications. 
However, when combined in
excessive amounts, these two can be
lethal.
People abuse this drug to get high.
Short-term phenobarbital side
effects, which are described as being
similar to alcohol intoxication,
include:
Euphoria
Feelings of calmness and
relaxation
Reduced inhibition
Drowsiness
However, these benefits are
counteracted by a slew of side effects,
not to mention the potential for
phenobarbital addiction. 
The difference between the amount
causing drowsiness and lethal dose,
which is 6-10 grams, is just small. 
This makes barbiturates dangerous,
hence not often used today.
Who is More Likely to Get High on
Phenobarbital?
Drug combinations and interactions
may change how phenobarbital work
and increase one’s risk for serious
phenobarbital side effects.
The use of anti-anxiety drugs, cough
relievers, marijuana, opioids, muscle
relaxants, and anti-histamines can get
one high quickly because of their
sedating effects.
Primidone is similar to phenobarbital.
Combining drugs with primidone and
phenobarbital can amplify sedation.
The concomitant use of alcohol and
phenobarbital may also produce
additive CNS depressant effects,
which makes one feel very high.
Though it is not common for mental
illnesses to co-occur with
phenobarbital abuse, they can still
trigger addiction as a way to cope or
self-medicate. 
The most common are anxiety and
major depression disorders.
Phenobarbital Recreational Use
and Addiction
Phenobarbital, despite being a
prescription drug, is very much
available to the general public.
Purchasing it in the streets and online
is fast and hassle-free! With easy
access to this addictive drug,
recreational use is fairly common.
This increases people’s risk of
phenobarbital abuse and addiction.
Someone who has developed a
substance use disorder as a result of
phenobarbital use has a serious
mental health condition that needs
immediate medical intervention. It is
never easy to go off the drug. One may
suffer from seizures, which can be
fatal. Therefore, it is very important to
have a regular basis consult with a
doctor before discontinuing the use of
phenobarbital.
The first step to recovery from
phenobarbital addiction for most
patients would be a doctor-assisted
withdrawal management program. 
Medications are given while slowly
tapering down the dosage of this drug
with proper monitoring. The
withdrawal process, however, may
not be sufficient to recover fully from
a substance abuse disorder.
Therapies help people address the
problems that drive their behaviors,
rectify these issues, learn coping
skills, and develop a long-term plan
for sobriety. A Christ-based recovery
center is highly recommended!
At Haven House Recovery Center, we
strongly believe that it is important to
combine the spiritual component
with other programs like education,
individual sessions, group morning
meetings, and peer accountability.
Our recovering men also spend time
at our thrift stores, where they learn
and develop new skills, which are
important to become contributing
members of the community in the
future.
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