Is carbamazepine a potential drug of abuse?

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-94

  Sullivan, Gary ^a,c   Davis, Stephen ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Grounds of St Cadoc's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse; Alcohol; Carbamazepine; Case report; Euphoria

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ABUSE; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT;

ADULT; CARBAMAZEPINE; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0030909323     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988119701100119     Document Type: Article

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