Assertion: barbiturate | /r/ObjectUse | used in medicine
Facets:
value: to depress the central nervous system
type: PURPOSE
value: at the start of the 1900s
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: These drugs were initially used in medicine at the start of the 1900s.
text: Barbiturates are synthetic drugs used in medicine to depress the central nervous system.
text: In fact, barbiturates were first used in medicine in the early 1900s and became popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
text: Barbiturates were first used in medicine in the early 1900s and became popular in the 1960s and 1970s as treatment for anxiety, insomnia, or seizure disorders.