Chloral Hydrate

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Chronic Insomnia  -  02 Jun 2008
Although several barbiturate and miscellaneous nonbarbiturate drugs (eg, chloral hydrate, ethchlorvynol) are also approved as sedative-hypnotics, Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

57 unnatural deaths registered during Ecuador's May Day holidays  -  May 5, 2008
During the holiday period, 253 kg of chloral hydrate cocaine were seized by anti-narcotics police at Guyaquil's port storage and other 10930 grams of Xinhua,

Crime Watch: Swastikas sketched on classroom wall at Watertown ...  -  May 27, 2008
D. Marijuana; chloral hydrate; and some lesser doses of prescription drugs. On May 24 at 2:51 am, police were dispatched to Grandview Avenue with reports of Watertown TAB & Press,

If You Don't Like Hank Williams  -  May 9, 2008
..."He pined for his faithless wife, Miss Audrey, drank, took chloral hydrate, drank, fell down and cracked his skull, drank some more, and wrote ‘I'll Never Reason Online,

Can insomnia kill?  -  Mar 30, 2008
Chloral hydrate, again. She told friends she'd built up a tolerance to it; she would have needed more to get the same effect. She was obviously mixing it Los Angeles Times,

Mrs Lincoln by Janis Cooke Newman  -  Apr 12, 2008
The heady doses of opium, laudanum and chloral hydrate could not have helped, either. Question is, was Mrs Lincoln simply unorthodox or truly deranged? Times Online,

Man's custody death was 'complex'  -  Apr 16, 2008
But Prof Rutty said combining the alcohol with the sedative chloral hydrate in the sleeping tablets Mr Cash had taken, would have made its effects stronger. BBC News,

Death of man pinned down by police was 'complex'  -  Apr 16, 2008
But Prof Rutty said this, combined with the presence of the sedative chloral hydrate in the sleeping tablets he had taken would have made its effects Northampton Chronicle & Echo,

Good night and good luck  -  11 Mar 2008
By the 1890s, less addictive drugs had been discovered, among them paraldehyde, chloral hydrate, sulphonal and potassium bromide, which seemed to provide Irish Independent,

Anna's daughter named sole heir  -  Mar 5, 2008
...and toxicologists, had revealed that Anna died of "combined drug intoxication" with the sleeping medication chloral hydrate as the "major component". Gulf Daily News,

Judge Rules Dannielynn Is Sole Heir To Anna Nicole  -  Mar 4, 2008
The Broward County medical examiner ruled Smith died of an accidental drug overdose of the sedative chloral hydrate that became increasingly lethal when CBS 4,

18-Month-Old Dannielynn Is the Sole Heir to Smith  -  Mar 5, 2008
According to the Broward County medical examiner, Smith died because of an accidental drug overdose of the sedative chloral hydrate that became lethal when Enews 2.0,

Britney Spears Needs Help - Fast, Say Experts  -  Jan 8, 2008
2007, she later died, of what pathologists said was “combined drug intoxication� with the sleeping medication chloral hydrate as the “major component. Showbiz Spy,

Crime Watch: Car crashes into Robbins Road home  -  Jan 29, 2008
D. Marijuana; chloral hydrate; and some lesser doses of prescription drugs. On Jan. 21 at 12:20 pm, a resident on Lexington Avenue told police that after Watertown TAB & Press,

Statement From The American Pharmacists Association Regarding ...  -  Jan 15, 2008
While not technically considered FDA-approved, acetaminophen, aspirin, phenobarbital and chloral hydrate are commonly compounded for specific patient needs Medical News Today (press release),

George Ratterman, star athlete who battled organized crime, dies  -  Nov 5, 2007
Before heading to the hotel, they stopped at a Cincinnati bar for a drink, where, according to court testimony, a triple dose of chloral hydrate was slipped Cincinnati Post,

Reason to Doubt  -  Nov 6, 2007
The prosecution theory was that she drugged the husband with chloral hydrate, a Mickey Finn in slang, then shot and dismembered him in the house. American Spectator

Anna Nicole Smith – Search Warrants Investigation into Doctors ...  -  Oct 12, 2007
They found three antidepressants or anti-anxiety drugs along with human growth hormone, Benadryl, Klonopin and chloral hydrate. Perper believes that the Best Syndication,

Grisly inquiry leads to honor  -  Oct 6, 2007
But the McGuires lived in Woodbridge, NJ, when Melanie McGuire purchased a gun from a Palmer Township gun dealer and obtained chloral hydrate. The Express Times,

McGuire claims she can't afford transcripts needed to appeal ...  -  Sep 27, 2007
She has no real prospect of being freed, bar McGuire drugged her 39-year-old husband William T. McGuire with chloral hydrate, shot him with a revolver and New Brunswick Home News Tribune,

Awful words named for real people  -  Sep 26, 2007
Finn was known for serving "Mickey Finn Specials," which probably included chloral hydrate, a heavy sedative. After targeted customers passed out, CNN International

Larry Birkhead  -  Sep 25, 2007
Hatten also alleges "hypnotizing plaintiff's fiance Anna Nicole Smith with Chloral Hydrate." The lawsuit also names Stern and six other co-defendants, San Francisco Chronicle,

Mortality Risk in Patients With Dementia Treated With ...  -  Sep 26, 2007
...estazolam, flurazepam, quazepam, temazepam, triazolam, zolpidem, zaleplon, and chloral hydrate) were included as nonantipsychotic psychotropics. Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

Anna's Jailbird Ex: Howard K. Tried to Kill Me!!  -  06 Sep 2007
Hatten also accuses Stern of "hypnotizing plaintiff's fiancé Anna Nicole Smith with Chloral Hydrate," and then giving her "Valium, Methadone, Xanax, TMZ.com,

Suspected explosive turns out to be sedative  -  Aug 13, 2007
PTI MUMBAI: Twenty kgs of suspected explosive, recovered from an unidentified man in Aurangabad, turned out to be chloral hydrate, a sedative substance, Daily News & Analysis,

Study finds wide variation in ROP anesthesia use by UK ...  -  Aug 17, 2007
Additionally, one ophthalmologist used oral sedation combined with topical anesthesia, one used rectal chloral hydrate and paracetamol combined with topical OSN SuperSite (subscription),

Crime Watch: $20000 missing from books at Know-Fat  -  Aug 14, 2007
D. Marijuana; chloral hydrate; and some lesser doses of prescription drugs. An employee at Know-Fat Lifestyle Grille at 222 Arsenal St. told police on Aug. Watertown TAB & Press,

Who (or What) Killed Marilyn Monroe?  -  07 Aug 2007
American HeritageThere were large amounts of Nembutal and another sedative, chloral hydrate, in her liver and blood, but no traces in her stomach.

Better sleep improves Huntington's sufferers  -  Jul 30, 2007
Craegmoor News (press release),In a study conducted by the University of Cambridge, mice with HD were given daily doses of either Alprazolam or chloral hydrate, two sedatives which

Better Sleep May Put Huntington's Disease Sufferers Back On Track  -  Jul 18, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Researchers at the University of Cambridge found that daily treatments of Alprazolam or chloral hydrate, two different sedative drugs, enabled them to

Adulterated toddy seized  -  Jul 25, 2007
Siasat Daily,...a raid on the toddy depot at Bijinepalli in Mahabubnagar district and seized a lorry carrying 741 litres of adulterated toddy with chloral hydrate.

Life behind bars for Melanie McGuire  -  Jul 20, 2007
The News Journal,McGuire drugged her husband with chloral hydrate, shot him with a revolver and dismembered his body in their Woodbridge town house, then threw three Kenneth

Sleep hope for Huntington's victims  -  Jul 17, 2007
Channel 4 News,To do this, they administered daily treatments of two different sedative drugs, Alprazolam and chloral hydrate, to regulate their sleep.

Meprobamate (Did you know they name tranquilizers after New Jersey ...  -  Jul 17, 2007
ScienceBlogsThey were isolating single molecules that had profound CNS effects - methaqualone (Quaalude), chloral hydrate (which is actually pretty close to hooch,

Teen drug use is getting higher  -  Jul 9, 2007
Springfield State Journal Register,Smith, 39, a former model and sex symbol, died in February after taking a fatal combination of drugs, including chloral hydrate, which helped her sleep.

Summer Reading  -  Jul 25, 2007
Cleveland Free Times,...as accustomed to the pentobarbital, chloral hydrate, and other drugs she had routinely been taking for several years as it did to regularly eaten food.

Birkhead to Opri -- I Hit the Bar  -  Jun 29, 2007
TMZ.com,Why is it ok that all the drugs in ANS's system including the chloral hydrate that killed her were in HKS's name? why doesn't LB file a complaINT ABOUT THAT

McGuire breaks silence about death of husband  -  Jun 25, 2007
The News Journal,McGuire denied making Google searches on her home computer on such topics as "how to commit murder," and "chloral hydrate," a powerful sedative the state

McGuire judge nixes motions for new trial  -  Jun 19, 2007
Woodbridge Sentinel,...arguments made on April 17, when she said that "William McGuire was given chloral hydrate with wine, and a silencer was probably used to shoot him.

McGuire to seek new murder trial  -  Jun 18, 2007
Newark Star Ledger,In addition, DeVesa said McGuire apparently forged a prescription for chloral hydrate, a powerful sedative, on the morning of the homicide and was in

Hearing set for McGuire  -  Jun 13, 2007
New Brunswick Home News Tribune,...it failed to prove Melanie McGuire sedated her husband with chloral hydrate, it failed to produce evidence of an accomplice and failed to prove a motive.

Warfarin interactions include medications, foods  -  Jun 3, 2007
KPCnews.com,Also, high doses of penicillins, aspirin, Heparin, Chloral hydrate, Clofibrate, Diazoxide, Ethacrynic acid, Miconazole (including intravaginal use),

PART FOUR -- On The Road To Roswell 2007: A Discussion With Donald ...  -  May 22, 2007
American Chronicle,...that places Bobby Kennedy smack in the middle of things the night Marilyn died of a massive lethal injection of pentobarbitol and chloral hydrate.

INSIDE CHEATING WIFE'S GRUESOME 'SUITCASE MURDER'  -  Apr 29, 2007
New York Post,According to testimony at her murder trial - which concluded last week with her conviction - McGuire bought a 2-ounce bottle of chloral hydrate from the

What To Know Before You Take A Sleeping Aid  -  May 7, 2007
KSDK,Finally, Chloral Hydrate is the drug implicated in the death of Anna Nicole Smith. It's an old sleeping pill and sedative and is rarely prescribed.

Suitcase murder conviction  -  Apr 25, 2007
Colorado Daily,Assistant Attorney General Patricia Prezioso told jurors McGuire forged a prescription for a powerful sedative, chloral hydrate, using the name of a patient

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