The threatened closure of London’s only specialist support service for those battling tranquiliser dependency underlines the parlous state of UK healthcare for this patient group. By Harry Shapiro Based in north London, REST (Recovery Experience Sleeping Tablets and Tranquilisers) has…
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Druglink article 2005 – Keep taking the pills by Marcus Roberts
As more people abuse prescription drugs, the drugs war is moving to new ground. Dr Marcus Roberts on the blurring of the lines between society’s cures and kicks. Keep taking the pills (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – Mothers’ little helpers by Sam Hart
Housewives are turning to cocaine and Prozac as a way of getting through the day. But, says Sam Hart, although the drugs may have changed, women have been using legal and illegal substances as a daytime pick-me-up for centuries. Mothers’…
Druglink news item 2002 – Prozac addiction warning
The makers of a leading antidepressant of the Prozac type (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs) have been forced to issue a new warning acknowledging that some patients may become dependent and duffer side effects on withdrawal. Prozac addiction warning…
The depressing truth about antidepressants
By Harry Shapiro The brain has a whole fleet of chemical couriers called neurotransmitters (NTs) which it uses to send messages to different parts of the body. They are released across a synaptic gap to engage with receptors on the…
Druglink factsheet 1995 – Prozac
How does it work? What is it prescribed for? What are the risks? What is its non-medical use? Druglink factsheet – Prozac (PDF)
Prozac (Fluoxetine)
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MAOIs – Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
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Antidepressants
What are antidepressants? Antidepressants are drugs prescribed by doctors to treat depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and/or obsessive compulsive disorder as well as some other conditions. Antidepressants appear to work by increasing the amounts of certain chemicals (neurotransmitters) such as…
AMT
Alpha, alpha-meth, Alpha-methyltryptamine, freebase, Indopan What is AMT? Alpha-methyltryptamine (aMT/AMT) is a long acting synthetic hallucinogen with stimulant properties. It usually comes as an off white or yellowish/orange powder which can be either clumpy or fine. It is also found…