Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (Jan 2016)

An unusual case of baclofen abuse

  • Soumitra Das,
  • Dhanya Sasidharan Palappalllil,
  • Sumesh Thoppil Purushothaman,
  • Varun Rajan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.191383
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 38, no. 5
pp. 475 – 476

Abstract

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Baclofen was initially used for the treatment of spastic conditions. Last decade has seen its emergence as a treatment of profound interest in alcohol dependence, opiates and cocaine abuse, and tobacco addiction. However, the published literature on baclofen abuse is sparse. Here, we report a patient with baclofen abuse.

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