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Is chloral hydrate alcohol with chlorine in it? in other words is alcohol the active ingredient in chloral hydrate?
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No: The answer is no. For more information check wikipedia.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Yes and no: The active ingredient is an alcohol but not ethyl alcohol which is the alcohol in liquor. Other alcohols do not produce the same effects necessarily and usually are toxic.
Answered 1/10/2018
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