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Intravenous and other novel abuses of benzodiazepines: the opening of Pandora's box?

1992; Wiley; Volume: 87; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1360-0443.1992.tb01916.x

2056-5178

John Strang, Nicholas Seivewright, Michael Farrell,

Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis

British Journal of AddictionVolume 87, Issue 10 p. 1373-1375 Free Access Intravenous and other novel abuses of benzodiazepines: the opening of Pandora's box? John Strang, John Strang Getty Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director, Addiction Research Unit, National Addiction Centre, The Maudsley Hospital, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AFSearch for more papers by this authorNicholas Seivewright, Nicholas Seivewright Senior Lecturer in Drug Dependence, University of Manchester Department of Psychiatry, Rawnsley Building, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WLSearch for more papers by this authorMichael Farrell, Michael Farrell Senior Registrar in Psychiatry, The Maudsley, London SE5 8AZSearch for more papers by this author John Strang, John Strang Getty Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director, Addiction Research Unit, National Addiction Centre, The Maudsley Hospital, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AFSearch for more papers by this authorNicholas Seivewright, Nicholas Seivewright Senior Lecturer in Drug Dependence, University of Manchester Department of Psychiatry, Rawnsley Building, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WLSearch for more papers by this authorMichael Farrell, Michael Farrell Senior Registrar in Psychiatry, The Maudsley, London SE5 8AZSearch for more papers by this author First published: October 1992 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1992.tb01916.xCitations: 26AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References Drake, J. & Ballard, R. (1988) Misuse of temazepam: manufacturer's response, British Medical Journal, 297, p. 1402. Farrell, M. & Strang, J. (1988) Misuse of temazepam, British Medical Journal, 297, p. 1402. Farrell, M. & Strang, J. (1992) Medicine in Europe: alcohol and drugs, British Medical Journal, 304, pp. 489– 491. Grahame-Smith, D. (1991) Misuse of temazepam, British Medical Journal, 302, p. 1210. Green, S., Goldberg, D., Frischer, M. & McKeganey, N. (1992) Triazolam as a substance of abuse among injecting drug users, British Journal of Addiction, 87, pp. 941– 942. Griffiths, S. J. & Rothwell, J. G. (1990) Misuse of temazepam, Pharmaceutical Journal, 9th June, p. 675. Hammersley, R. H., Lavelle, T. L. & Forsyth, A. J. M. (1990) Buprenorphine and temazepam abuse, British Journal of Addiction, 85, pp. 301– 303. Kaminer, Y. & Modia, I. (1984) Parenteral abuse of diazepam: a case report, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 14, pp. 63– 65. Leber, H. D. & Gold, M. S. (1978) Use of psychotropic drugs in treatment of methadone maintained narcotic addicts, Annals of the New York Academy of Science, 311, pp. 81– 98. Klee, H., Faugier, J., Hayes, C., Boulton, T. & Morris, J. (1990) AIDS-related risk behaviour, polydrug use and temazepam, British Journal of Addiction, 85, pp. 1125– 1132. Launchbury, A. P., Morton, F. S. S. & Lacy, J. E. (1989) The development of temazepam gelthix, Manufacturing Chemist, 60, pp. 38– 40. Perera, K. M. H., Tullev, M. & Jenner, F. A. (1987) The use of benzodiazepines among drug addicts. British Journal of Addiction, 82, pp. 511– 515. Preston, K. L., Griffiths, R. R., Cone, E. J., Darwin, W. D. & Gorodetzky, C. W. (1986) Diazepam and methadone blood levels following concurrent administration of diazepam and methandone, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 18, pp. 195– 202. Ruben, S. & Morrison, C. (1992) Temazepam misuse in a group of injecting drug users, British Journal of Addiction, 87, pp. 1387– 1392. Sakol, M. S., Stark, C. & Sykes, R. (1989) Buprenorphine and temazepam abuse by drug takers in Glasgow–an increase, British Journal of Addiction, 84, pp. 439– 441. Seivewright, N., Donmall, M. & Daly, C. (1992) Benzodiazepines in the illicit drugs scene–the UK picture and some treatment dilemmas, in: P. McDER-Mott & P. O'Hare (Eds) Reducing Drug Related Harm: Recent Developments in Theory and Practice ( London , Whurr Publishers) (in press). Sheehan, M. F., Sheehan, D. V., Torres, A., Koppola, A. & Francis, E. (1991) Snorting benzodiazepines, American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 17, pp. 457– 468. Stitzer, M. L., Griffiths, R. R., McLellan, A. T., Grabowski, J. & Hawthorne, J. W. (1981) Diazepam use among methadone maintenance patients: patterns and dosages, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 8, pp. 189– 199. Strang, J. (1984) Intravenous benzodiazepine abuse, British Medical Journal, 289, p. 964. Citing Literature Volume87, Issue10October 1992Pages 1373-1375 ReferencesRelatedInformation