Psychiatric complications of Erimin abuse.
Nimetazepam (Erimin) is a benzodiazepine which has become a new drug of abuse in Singapore. Three cases presenting with psychiatric complications had been treated as inpatients over a period of one and a half years (1986 to 1987) in Woodbridge Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Their clinical presentations which included drug dependency, withdrawal psychosis and transient drug psychosis are described and discussed.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D009567:Nitrazepam / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; C002714:nimetazepam; D009567:Nitrazepam