Gabapentin Increasingly Implicated in Overdose Deaths
Bridget M. Kuehn
Abstract
Postmortem toxicology tests detected gabapentin in almost 1 in 10 US overdose deaths between 2019 and 2020. In about half of the cases, a medical examiner or coroner ruled the drug was a cause of the death, according to a report from the CDC’s Division of Overdose Prevention.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineGabapentinPharmacologyIntensive care medicineAlternative medicinePathologyPoisoning and overdose treatmentsAnesthesia and Sedative AgentsPharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies