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Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) withdrawal: a case report (2007)
(Etat de manque concernant le GHB : étude de cas)
Auteur(s) :
BENNETT, W. R. ;
WILSON, L. G. ;
ROY-BYRNE, P. P.
Année :
2007
Page(s) :
293-296
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
14
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2007, 39, (3), 293-296
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
GHB is an increasingly popular drug of abuse that can be associated in select cases with growing dependence and a severe withdrawal syndrome. While benzodiazepines are recommended for treatment of the withdrawal syndrome, some cases have been described as benzodiazepine-resistant. The authors describe treatment of such a case, which was unsuccessfully treated initially with benzodiazepines, then successfully treated with adjuvant atypical neuroleptics, and offer a possible neurochemical explanation for why such agents may be theoretically more effective than benzodiazepines in treating GHB withdrawal. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. mbennett@u.washington.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
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