Cocaine Addiction Treatment and Home Remedies: Use of the Scopolamine Transdermal Patch.
Recently, there has been an enormous increase in the number of people seeking treatment for cocaine addiction. Fifteen male cocaine users aged 20-30 years who requested hair analysis from our forensic toxicology laboratory (Perugia, Italy) from March to June 2012, reported using scopolamine without medical supervision to reduce the anxiety associated with cocaine withdrawal. Self-reports were verified with the results obtained from the hair analysis. We discuss whether the use of scopolamine in cocaine abusers could be supported by a neurobiological and pharmacological point of view.
a 1Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Legal and Sports Medicine, University of Perugia , Perugia, Italy.
Cristiana
C
Gambelunghe
a 1Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Legal and Sports Medicine, University of Perugia , Perugia, Italy.
Mauro
M
Bacci
a 1Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Legal and Sports Medicine, University of Perugia , Perugia, Italy.
Kyriaki
K
Aroni
a 1Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Legal and Sports Medicine, University of Perugia , Perugia, Italy.
Filomena
F
De Falco
b 2Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Pharmacology, University of Perugia , Perugia, Italy.
Emira Maria
EM
Ayroldi
cocaine; cocaine addiction; cocaine withdrawal; hair analysis; scopolamine