Diazepam Addiction a Case Report

Abstract

A case of addiction to Diazepam is reported. Severe withdrawal ‘symptoms such as tremulousness, irritability, increased psychomotor activity, generalized muscle cramps, abdominal cramps, photophobia, retro-orbital pains and insomnia are described. Visual hallucinations, illusions, and paranoid features are also present in this case. Detoxification and management were accomplished by gradual withdrawal and the addition of another tranquilizer, anticonvulsant and muscle relaxant. The author reviews other such reports of abuse and addiction in the literature which call for wide recognition of the addictive properties of Diazepam and for restrictions on its indiscriminate prescription by physicians.

How Addictive Can Cigarettes Be? Two Case Reports

“…While the addiction literature contains numerous case reports of exceptional alcohol, illicit substance and prescription medication dependence (e.g., Agrawal, 1978;Bennett, Wilson, & Roy-Byrne, 2007;Jansen, 1999;O'Brien, 2008;Yovell & Opler, 1994), the more mundane examples of strong cigarette dependence have not been documented in the same way. In fact, there is no formal paper available to which a writer could refer when wanting to reference a statement that cigarettes can be extremely addictive, or that there are smokers who struggle to achieve even a short period of abstinence despite a very high motivation for doing so.…”