Is carbamazepine a potential drug of abuse?
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.
Sullivan
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Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff, UK.
Davis
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D000328:Adult; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000009:adverse effects; D005059:Euphoria; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
D002220:Carbamazepine