Gardner D M, Kutcher S
Psychiatry Pharmacy, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario.
Can J Psychiatry. 1993 Mar;38(2):113-6. doi: 10.1177/070674379303800208.
Dimenhydrinate may be a relatively common yet unrecognized substance of abuse among adolescents. Abuse of this drug may present as a psychiatric syndrome, particularly depression. Three cases are presented which illustrate this relationship. A review of the literature is presented and suggestions are made for identifying adolescents who abuse dimenhydrinate.