Tag: Amobarbital

First introduced by Smith, Kline & French in 1950, Dexamyl was a combination of a powerful stimulant and a sedative, a formula that defined a new era of psychopharmacology. Given its complex and controversial history, many today wonder, **what was dexamyl prescribed for** and why is it no longer available?.

First introduced in the 1950s, the drug Dexamyl was a popular but controversial medication that combined a stimulant and a sedative, and it was widely prescribed for conditions like depression and weight loss before being pulled from the market due to its high abuse potential.

In 2015, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) estimated that 452,000 people in the US used a barbiturate [1.4.4]. One such substance is known on the street as the **blue devil drug**, a potent and dangerous medication with a high potential for abuse.