Therapeutic strategies in “club drugs”
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https://doi.org/10.20882/adicciones.469Keywords:
Pharmacologic treatment, MDMA, GHB, KetamineAbstract
Objective: to describe and analyze the state of the art of the treatment of use-abuse of “club drugs” and their psychiatric adverse effects. Method: data from literature were organized according to the type of drug –MDMA, GHB (Gammahidroxibutirate) and Ketamine- and to the type of adverse effects. Results: does exist certain agreements in how to approach problems related with the use of MDMA and GHB; for acute, subacute and residual psychiatric disorders induced by Ecstasy, the use of benzodiazepines, antidepressants and/or atypical antipsychotics has been suggested; for intoxication and withdrawal syndromes induced by GHB and similar drugs, the use of benzodiazepines, and the use of mood stabilizers and atypical antipsychotics has been suggested. With respect to withdrawal and positive, negative and cognitive simtomatology induced by Ketamine, and due to the fact that there is no treatment currently in use, the results reported by recent studies are discussed. Conclusion: due to the insuficient clinical and therapeutical experience and to the lack of controlled clinical trials, there is no therapeutic consensus for “club drugs”.References
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