Phenprobamate dependence: A case report. (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Demir, Bahadir; Demir, Yasemin; Aksoy, Ihsan; Kilic, Osman Hasan Tahsin; Gucyetmez, Volkan; Savas, Haluk A.
• Is Part Of: Addictive behaviors. Volume 45(2015)
• Page Start: 232
• Page End: 233
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Phenprobamate -- Dependence; Substance abuse -- Periodicals; Alcoholism -- Periodicals; Drug addiction -- Periodicals; Nicotine addiction -- Periodicals; Smoking -- Periodicals; Gambling -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 362.29
• DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.01.037
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-4603

Abstract

Abstract: Phenprobamate (3-phenylpropylcarbamate) is a centrally acting muscle relaxant with mild sedative and anticonvulsant effects. Muscle relaxants can enhance and prolong the effect of narcotic drugs and enable to obtain same effect with a smaller amount of alcohol or illicit substance. Almost all of the centrally acting muscle relaxants have varying sedative effects on which their abuse potential mainly depends. Data related to abuse of carisoprodol, meprobamate, baclofen takes place in the literature. However, to our knowledge this is the first case report about abuse of and tolerance to phenprobamate. We aimed to attract attention to important points of prescribing drugs that have abuse potential like in our case who was using up to 16000 mg/day phenprobamate.