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With regular use of barbiturates barbiturate dependence develops. This in turn may lead to a need for increasing doses of the drug to get the original desired pharmacological or therapeutic effect. Barbiturate use can lead to both addiction and physical dependence and as such they have a high potential for abuse. Psychological addiction to barbiturates can develop quickly.

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