Tapentadol as a drug of abuse – A preliminary report
We can conclude that Tapentadol is prone to abuse and dependence. These patients have poor buprenorphine tolerability and receive low maintenance doses. Further research is needed on effective opioid agonist treatment for tapentadol dependence.
Authors
- Arun Kandasamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0569-6409)
- Jayant Mahadevan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7494-9380)
- Prabhat Chand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8807-5610)
- Vivek Benegal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8896-9689)
- Lekhansh Shukla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4558-3890)
- Prakrithi Shivaprakash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8761-7908)
- Sourabh Joshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7949-256X)
- Pratima Murthy
Institutions
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_794_24
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88