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Is carbamazepine a potential drug of abuse?

Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Whitchurch Hospital, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF4 7XB

Stephen Davis

St Cadoc's Hospital, Caerleon, Gwent, UK

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.

Key Words: abuse • alcohol • carbamazepine • case report • euphoria

Journal of Psychopharmacology, Vol. 11, No. 1, 93-94 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/026988119701100119


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