CARISOPRODOL ABUSE - A REPORT FROM INDIA

Citation
S. Sikdar et al., CARISOPRODOL ABUSE - A REPORT FROM INDIA, Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 88(4), 1993, pp. 302-303
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry
ISSN journal
0001690X
Volume
88
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
302 - 303
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-690X(1993)88:4<302:CA-ARF>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Carisoprodol, a centrally acting muscle relaxant, has recently been no ticed to be abused. A series of 16 cases with carisoprodol abuse or de pendence is described. Carisoprodol was started by the majority of pat ients as a substitute for opiates, although its independent distinct e ffects, similar to the features of hypomania, were recognized and desc ribed by most users. The drug is currently available freely over the c ounter and is a much cheaper substitute for the legally prohibited ''h arder'' drugs. Unless awareness spreads and cautionary measures are ta ken, carisoprodol abuse might become a great menace in the near future .