Erowid Ethchlorvynol (Placidyl) Vault

ethchlorvynol

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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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EXPERIENCES #

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OFF-SITE RESOURCES

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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