[Illegal purchase of psychotropic drugs from the internet].
Several national institutions are registering a significant increase in sales of prescription and illegal drugs from internet pharmacies. Psychoactive drugs are preferred; the clients are particularly young. Considering the current amount of data available, the extent and relevance to addiction medicine remain unclear. In the following report we present the case of a patient from our outpatient department who has suffered from an opioid dependency for several years and has been using a Spanish internet pharmacy to purchase tramadol without prescription.
Mutschler
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Klinik für Abhängiges Verhalten und Suchtmedizin, Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Quadrat J 5, 68159 Mannheim. jochen.mutschler@zi-mannheim.de
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D000328:Adult; D003132:Commerce; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000191:economics*; D020407:Internet / Q000191:economics*; D008297:Male; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000191:economics*; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000191:economics*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000191:economics*; D013030:Spain
D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs