title: Is carbamazepine a potential drug of abuse?
abstract: A case is reported of a 20-year-old female student who had been abusing carbamazepine with alcohol and described a resulting sense of euphoria. The literature is reviewed for evidence to support this claim, and possible mechanisms to account for the euphorigenic effect of alcohol and carbamazepine are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000009:adverse effects; D005059:Euphoria; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D002220:Carbamazepine