FRONTLINE WORKERS SAY they’re concerned over a rise in use of an epilepsy drug by habitual drug users in Dublin and Limerick.
Pregabalin – a prescription drug used to manage a range of conditions including epilepsy, neuropathic pain and anxiety – is being bought online or from street dealers and used for its sedative effects and to enhance the euphoric effects of other drugs.
In some cases, other adulterated or counterfeit tablets are being sold as pregabalin.
The prescription drug is marketed under the name Lyrica (amongst others) but is sold on the street as ‘Gabbies’, ‘Budweisers’, and ‘Bud Light’.
It’s supposed to be taken orally – but among drug users it’s being injected, snorted or taken rectally.
Source: Daragh Brophy,The Journal.ie, 30/03/17
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