Biomaterial Database

Recreational overdosage of carbamazepine in Paisley drug abusers. 1997

P J Crawford, and B M Fisher

Department of Adult Medicine, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley.

Oral drug abuse is a major social and medical issue. Paisley, in the West of Scotland, has become infamous for its problem with oral temazepam abuse. With the crack down on the prescription of temazepam in our area and the resultant lack of its supply on the streets, drug abusers appear to be experimenting with new drugs for their psychotropic effects. We report five cases of recreational carbamazepine overdosage in young temazepam abusers.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D002220	Carbamazepine	A dibenzazepine that acts as a sodium channel blocker. It is used as an anticonvulsant for the treatment of grand mal and psychomotor or focal SEIZURES. It may also be used in the management of BIPOLAR DISORDER, and has analgesic properties.	Amizepine,Carbamazepine Acetate,Carbamazepine Anhydrous,Carbamazepine Dihydrate,Carbamazepine Hydrochloride,Carbamazepine L-Tartrate (4:1),Carbamazepine Phosphate,Carbamazepine Sulfate (2:1),Carbazepin,Epitol,Finlepsin,Neurotol,Tegretol
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012606	Scotland	The most northerly of the four countries of the United Kingdom, occupying about one-third of the island of Great Britain. The capital is Edinburgh.
D013693	Temazepam	A benzodiazepine that acts as a GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID modulator and anti-anxiety agent.	Hydroxydiazepam,Methyloxazepam,Norkotral Tema,3-Hydroxydiazepam,Apo-Temazepam,Dasuen,Euhypnos,Gen-Temazepam,Levanxol,Nocturne,Normison,Normitab,Nortem,Novo-Temazepam,Nu-Temazepam,Oxydiazepam,PMS-Temazepam,Planum,Pronervon T,Remestan,Restoril,Ro-5-5345,SaH 47-603,Signopam,Temaze,Temazep Von Ct,Temtabs,Tenox,WY-3917,3 Hydroxydiazepam,Apo Temazepam,Gen Temazepam,Novo Temazepam,Nu Temazepam,PMS Temazepam,Ro 5 5345,Ro55345,SaH 47 603,SaH 47603,Tema, Norkotral,Von Ct, Temazep,WY 3917,WY3917
D019966	Substance-Related Disorders	Disorders related to substance use or abuse.	Chemical Dependence,Drug Abuse,Drug Addiction,Drug Dependence,Drug Habituation,Drug Use Disorder,Drug Use Disorders,Organic Mental Disorders, Substance-Induced,Substance Abuse,Substance Dependence,Substance Related Disorder,Substance Use,Substance Use Disorder,Substance Use Disorders,Prescription Drug Abuse,Substance Addiction,Abuse, Drug,Abuse, Prescription Drug,Abuse, Substance,Addiction, Drug,Addiction, Substance,Chemical Dependences,Dependence, Chemical,Dependence, Drug,Dependence, Substance,Dependences, Chemical,Disorder, Drug Use,Disorder, Substance Related,Disorder, Substance Use,Disorders, Substance Related,Drug Abuse, Prescription,Habituation, Drug,Organic Mental Disorders, Substance Induced,Related Disorder, Substance,Related Disorders, Substance,Substance Abuses,Substance Uses,Use, Substance
D062787	Drug Overdose	Accidental or deliberate use of a medication or street drug in excess of normal dosage.	Drug Overdoses,Overdose, Drug,Overdoses, Drug