Olanzapine as the ideal ‘trip terminator’? Analysis of online reports relating to antipsychotics’s use and misuse following occurance of novel psychoactive substance-related psychotic symptoms

Giuseppe Valeriani, Ornella Corazza, Francesco Saverio Bersani, Claudia Melcore, Antonio Metastasio, Giuseppe Bersani, Fabrizio Schifano

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Abstract

The pharmacological self-management of novel psychoactive substance (NPS)-induced psychopathological consequences represents a fast growing phenomenon. This is facilitated by the frequent sharing of NPS intake experiences online and by the ease of access to a range of psychotropic medications from both the online and street market. Olanzapine is anecdotally reported by Web users to be the most frequent self-prescribed medication to cope with NPS-induced psychoses. Hence, we aimed here at better assessing olanzapine use/misuse for this purpose
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)249-254
JournalHuman Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental
Volume30
Issue number4
Early online date28 Jul 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2015

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