How does chloroform knock people out

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Using chloroform to knock someone out in a matter of seconds is entirely fiction. Chloroform is basically an anesthetic—but one that is no longer used due to the fact that it can seriously damage your liver and heart. Even with perfect dosing, it would take at least 5 minutes of breathing it to knock someone unconscious. There are two parts to explaining how it works: Chloroform is a volatile liquid. This means that it wants to evaporate into a gas very quickly and thus you inhale it.

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