A drug for epilepsy and anxiety is increasingly being misused by young people in the UK, researchers say. Phenazepam was developed in the 1970s for the treatment of epilepsy, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, insomnia and anxiety.
It is a prescription-only drug in several former Soviet Bloc countries, and is not controlled in the UK, most of Europe, or the US.
As a result, people have been buying it legally over the internet, leading to reports of misuse in the UK, Sweden, Finland and the US.
Source: Jane Kirby, Irish Independent, 08/07/2011
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