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Trihexyphenidyl (Artane): a Brazilian study of its abuse
(Abus de Trihexyphenidyl (Artane) : une étude brésilienne)
Auteur(s) :
NAPPO, S. A. ;
DE OLIVEIRA, L. G. ;
VAN DER MEER SANCHEZ, Z. ;
DE ARAUJO CARLINI E.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
473-482
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
22
Domaine :
Autres substances / Other substances
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
MEDICAMENTS
;
ANTIPARKINSONIENS
;
HALLUCINOGENES
;
MESUSAGE
;
POLYCONSOMMATION
;
EFFET SECONDAIRE
;
PREVALENCE
Thésaurus géographique
BRESIL
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2005, 40, (4), 473-482
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
In Brazil, the medicinal misuse of trihexyphenidyl (Artane®) has been observed among several segments of society. The present study was conducted in the city of São Paulo during 2002 to characterize this abuse. A sample of 21 users and 16 ex-users was interviewed using qualitative methodology ; the subject were single, unemployed, male polydrug users, who used trihexyphenidyl in order to attain states of mental alterations, mainly hallucinations and deliriums. Trihexyphenidyl is consumed in association with alcohol, other licit drugs (benzodiazepines), or illicit drugs, impairing cognitive functions such as memory, attention, and learning, intervening with some activities of users' daily life. (Review' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Center of Information About Psychotropic Drug (CEBRID), Department of Psychobiology, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu, 862 - Ed. Ciencias Biomédicas, 1° andar 04023-062, Sao Paulo, SP. E-mail : solange@psicobio.epm.br
Brésil. Brazil.
Brésil. Brazil.