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Compulsive gabapentin abuse despite lack of desirable effects: A case report

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ABSTRACT Gabapentin is a federally non-scheduled anticonvulsant used in clinical practice for several neuropsychiatric conditions. Reports of abuse and descriptions of desirable effects experienced by users are frequent in the… Click to show full abstract

ABSTRACT Gabapentin is a federally non-scheduled anticonvulsant used in clinical practice for several neuropsychiatric conditions. Reports of abuse and descriptions of desirable effects experienced by users are frequent in the literature. The following case reports a patient with compulsive gabapentin abuse despite a lack of previously described desirable effects.

Keywords: compulsive gabapentin; despite lack; desirable effects; abuse despite; gabapentin; gabapentin abuse

Journal Title: Journal of Substance Use
Year Published: 2017

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