Bupropion perceived as a stimulant by two patients with a previous history of cocaine misuse

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 402-405

  Vento, Alessandro E ^a,b   Schifano, Fabrizio ^c,d   Gentili, Federica ^e   Pompei, Francesco ^e   Corkery, John M ^c,d   Kotzalidis, Georgios D ^a   Girardi, Paolo ^a,f  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b GUGLIELMO MARCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Clinica Neuropsichiatrica Villa von Siebenthal   (Italy)

^f Villa Rosa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bupropion; Cocaine abuse; Depression; Internal stimulant cue; Monoamine transporter inhibitors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892388000     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/ANN-13-04-14     Document Type: Article

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