منابع مشابه
Loperamide abuse and cardiotoxicity
With increasing restrictions and safety protocols implemented in prescribing opioids, there has been an increased incidence of recreational abuse of over-thecounter medications, including loperamide. Loperamide is a peripherally-acting μ-opioid receptor agonist in the gastrointestinal tract which, if taken at high doses, can cross the blood-brain barrier to produce euphoria and analgesia effects.
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Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic agent, frequently used in psychiatry, often for symptomatic treatment against a number of mental disorders differing from the registration indications. One of the use is to soothe the clinical conditions caused by the use of various psychoactive substances. The paper presents and discusses the reports of quetiapine misuse, abuse, and even mental addiction...
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Sedatives are widely prescribed for anxiety or insomnia and include benzodiazepines, selective benzodiazepine receptor subtype agonists (z-drugs), and barbiturates. These sedatives are controlled substances due to their potential for misuse and abuse. Misuse is often self-medication (chemical coping) of psychological symptoms in ways unauthorized by the prescriber, usually as dose escalation le...
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BACKGROUND Rates of prescription drug abuse have reached epidemic proportions. Large-scale epidemiologic surveys of this under-recognized clinical problem have not included antidepressants despite their contribution to morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this review is to look specifically at the misuse of antidepressants and how this behavior may fit into the growing crisis of nonmedical u...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1544-3191
DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2016.12.079