DEPENDENCE ON TIANPTINE: CASE REPORT
The case of the development of the dependence on tianeptine is described. Tianeptine intoxication and withdrawal are very similar to heroin intoxication and withdrawal. Naloxone challenge precipitated severe withdrawal in tianeptine dependent subject. Taken together, all of that suggests that tianeptine might target opiate receptors and dependence on tianeptine can be considered as a kind of opiate addiction.