What are barbiturates and carcinogens?

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Barbiturates are a kind of hypnotic that are used as Central Nervous system depressant to treat insomnia, headache and seizures. They reduce the activity of the nerves, thereby causing muscle relaxation.
Carcinogens are substances (virus, chemical substance, drugs or radiation) having the potential to cause cancer by damaging the DNA of the cells.

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