Benzydamine abuse as a hallucinogen: A case report Halüsinojen amaçli{dotless} benzidamin kötüye kullani{dotless}mi{dotless}: Olgu sunumu

Balaban O. D., ATAGÜN M. İ., Yilmaz H., Yazar M. S., Alpkan L. R.

Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bulteni, cilt.23, sa.3, ss.276-279, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5455/bcp.20111212083751
  • Dergi Adı: Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bulteni
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.276-279
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Benzydamine, Drug abuse, Hallucination
  • İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Benzydamine hydrochloride is a non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug which has analgesic, antipyretic and antimicrobial properties. It is known that benzydamine is abused for recreational use due to its hallucinogenic effect at dosages over 500 mg. We have to reported a case of a 22 year-old male patient hospitalized because of multiple substance abuse together with benzydamine abuse in this paper. It seems that factors such as its popularity through internet discussion groups, its low-cost and the ease of obtaining the drug without a prescription are favoring its abuse.