Bupropion perceived as a stimulant by two patients with a previous history of cocaine misuse

• Main Authors: Alessandro E. Vento (Author), Fabrizio Schifano (Author), Federica Gentili (Author), Francesco Pompei (Author), John M. Corkery (Author), Georgios D. Kotzalidis (Author), Paolo Girardi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Despite animal studies having shown a generalisation of the bupropion cue to cocaine, this drug has been used in cocaine abuse with mixed results. We here aimed at describing two cases which contradict current knowledge. CASE REPORTS: We describe two cases of former cocaine...