Psychiatric complications of Erimin abuse

Nimetazepam (Erimin) is a benzodiazepine which has become a new drug of abuse in Singapore. Three cases presenting with psychiatric complications had been treated as inpatients over a period of one and a half years (1986 to 1987) in Woodbridge Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Their clinical presentations which included drug dependency, withdrawal psychosis and transient drug psychosis are described and discussed.