Psychiatr. praxi. 2023;24(2):109-111 | DOI: 10.36290/psy.2023.018

Pregabalin as an abused substance

MUDr. Vojtěch Prášil, Mgr. Michaela Prášilová
Psychiatrická léčebna Červený Dvůr

Pregabalin is a widely prescribed antiepileptic medication with anxiolytic and analgetic effect. Pregabalin abuse and pregabaline addiction are described and studied in literature. In two case studies the authors present cases from the Czech republic. A case of iatrogenic addiction is presented as well as a case of a patient with combined addiction and a comorbid depressive disorder.

Keywords: pregabalin, addiction, pregabalin addiction.

Accepted: May 31, 2023; Published: June 13, 2023  Show citation

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Prášil V, Prášilová M. Pregabalin as an abused substance. Psychiatr. praxi. 2023;24(2):109-111. doi: 10.36290/psy.2023.018.
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