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chloral hydrate
chloral hydrate Chloral hydrate is a synthetic drug that depresses activity in the central nervous system, giving it sedative, sleep-inducing, and anticonvulsant effects.
Chloral hydrate is a synthetic drug that depresses activity in the central nervous system, giving it sedative, sleep-inducing, and anticonvulsant effects. In the body it is converted to trichloroethanol and acts on several neurotransmitter-related ion channels, including increasing GABA-A receptor activity.