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I'd like to see a list of deaths from this drug. There are so many celebrity or famous deaths associated with it. Anyone? -- 71.125.90.20 03:28, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
jimi hendrix is identified as the "great" rock musician - isn't this just the author's pov. shouldn't he be described as a "well-known" musician instead? 192.158.61.142 ( talk) 20:19, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
I think at this point I'm questioning the validity of having a list of deaths associated with Seconal up on the article. While it is mildly interesting I feel it sort of casts the drug in an unfair light and gives it a demonizing element. I think however that there is enough information for separate article on 'Deaths from Seconal' and possibly infusing this with a 'Secobarbital in Popular Culture' section. Other pharmaceuticals listed on wikipedia typically don't include a death roster I don't really see how this should be the exception. Ariadavid ( talk) 03:13, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
I have deleted the 'Famous Deaths' section as proposed. It seemed unusual to have it in place when other articles on pharmaceuticals don't typically list such things. Mentioning of every celebrity death associated with the drug is not entirely relevant to the drug's history. I would suggest that someone create a Secobarbital in Popular Culture article with the information on the famous deaths as it is nonetheless still interesting.
Ariadavid (
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References
There was a weird, rambling paragraph about the safety/dangers of Seconal after the end of the article: it was run-on sentences, in the wrong place, and was not referenced. If the author wants to include it in an appropriate place in the article and include references, he/she can. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.85.151.177 ( talk) 04:09, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
I have removed "Death" as a symptom of withdrawal from this unreferenced section. I imagine it was included as a hoax. Death is never a symptom. When it occurs, it is a result. DanTheShrew ( talk) 16:34, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
This article is in dire need of a rewrite. Right now, the article makes secobarbital out to be the evil-nasty drug-of-death. Only secobarbital related killings (accidential overdose, suicide, or euthanasia) are mentioned in any detail. Where is the non-death related medical information? Only the chemical information sidebar is of any real use.
A few months ago, someone wrote in several myths, facts, and precautions (referenced above by 71.85.151.177). Most of it would have been correct and useable if it had been written in an encyclopædic manner.
For anyone's information, in the United States, Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently divested their Seconal (secobarbital) 100 mg capsules to Marathon Pharmaceuticals. Marathon is now shipping this drug. -- - W5WMW ( talk) 23:23, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Lupe Velez, identified as "an actress in the 1960s," dies in 1944. 66.44.116.163 ( talk) 22:01, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
When I was 19, I had a pilonidal cyst removed. The night before the operation, the physician prescribed two secanol capsules, which I took. It was about 9:00 p.m. After I swallowed them, I closed my eyes, turned my head, and then opened my eyes. It was morning. Wow. That is powerful stuff!
John Paul Parks ( talk) 03:38, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi, The link to Marathon Pharmaceuticals is now missing -- 404 Not Found. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.69.96.172 ( talk) 15:02, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
Please see this article from CTV News: Drug commonly used for self-administered death now available in Canada Eastmain ( talk • contribs) 22:22, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
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I'd like to see a list of deaths from this drug. There are so many celebrity or famous deaths associated with it. Anyone? -- 71.125.90.20 03:28, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
jimi hendrix is identified as the "great" rock musician - isn't this just the author's pov. shouldn't he be described as a "well-known" musician instead? 192.158.61.142 ( talk) 20:19, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
I think at this point I'm questioning the validity of having a list of deaths associated with Seconal up on the article. While it is mildly interesting I feel it sort of casts the drug in an unfair light and gives it a demonizing element. I think however that there is enough information for separate article on 'Deaths from Seconal' and possibly infusing this with a 'Secobarbital in Popular Culture' section. Other pharmaceuticals listed on wikipedia typically don't include a death roster I don't really see how this should be the exception. Ariadavid ( talk) 03:13, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
I have deleted the 'Famous Deaths' section as proposed. It seemed unusual to have it in place when other articles on pharmaceuticals don't typically list such things. Mentioning of every celebrity death associated with the drug is not entirely relevant to the drug's history. I would suggest that someone create a Secobarbital in Popular Culture article with the information on the famous deaths as it is nonetheless still interesting.
Ariadavid (
talk)
04:36, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
References
There was a weird, rambling paragraph about the safety/dangers of Seconal after the end of the article: it was run-on sentences, in the wrong place, and was not referenced. If the author wants to include it in an appropriate place in the article and include references, he/she can. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.85.151.177 ( talk) 04:09, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
I have removed "Death" as a symptom of withdrawal from this unreferenced section. I imagine it was included as a hoax. Death is never a symptom. When it occurs, it is a result. DanTheShrew ( talk) 16:34, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
This article is in dire need of a rewrite. Right now, the article makes secobarbital out to be the evil-nasty drug-of-death. Only secobarbital related killings (accidential overdose, suicide, or euthanasia) are mentioned in any detail. Where is the non-death related medical information? Only the chemical information sidebar is of any real use.
A few months ago, someone wrote in several myths, facts, and precautions (referenced above by 71.85.151.177). Most of it would have been correct and useable if it had been written in an encyclopædic manner.
For anyone's information, in the United States, Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently divested their Seconal (secobarbital) 100 mg capsules to Marathon Pharmaceuticals. Marathon is now shipping this drug. -- - W5WMW ( talk) 23:23, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Lupe Velez, identified as "an actress in the 1960s," dies in 1944. 66.44.116.163 ( talk) 22:01, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
When I was 19, I had a pilonidal cyst removed. The night before the operation, the physician prescribed two secanol capsules, which I took. It was about 9:00 p.m. After I swallowed them, I closed my eyes, turned my head, and then opened my eyes. It was morning. Wow. That is powerful stuff!
John Paul Parks ( talk) 03:38, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi, The link to Marathon Pharmaceuticals is now missing -- 404 Not Found. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.69.96.172 ( talk) 15:02, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
Please see this article from CTV News: Drug commonly used for self-administered death now available in Canada Eastmain ( talk • contribs) 22:22, 17 November 2017 (UTC)