Oral drug abuse is a major social and medical issue. Paisley, in the West of Scotland, has become infamous for its problem with oral temazepam abuse. With the crack down on the prescription of temazepam in our area and the resultant lack of its supply on the streets, drug abusers appear to be experimenting with new drugs for their psychotropic effects. We report five cases of recreational carbamazepine overdosage in young temazepam abusers.
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