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Case Reports
. 2016 Sep-Oct;38(5):475-476.
doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.191383.

An Unusual Case of Baclofen Abuse

Soumitra Das  1 , Dhanya Sasidharan Palappalllil  2 , Sumesh Thoppil Purushothaman  1 , Varun Rajan  1
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An Unusual Case of Baclofen Abuse

Soumitra Das et al. Indian J Psychol Med. 2016 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Abuse; baclofen; dependence; smoking cessation.

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