Is clonidine addictive?

Clonidine used in a manner inconsistent with the recommendations may be the cause of the development of tolerance and addiction. However, these are not frequent cases. This phenomenon is observed mainly in patients treated for addiction to alcohol, drugs or opioid anti-inflammatory drugs. This is because clonidine, when used simultaneously with psychoactive substances, intensifies their euphoric effect, which is the cause of drug abuse, which in turn causes an increase in tolerance and the need to use higher and higher doses of the drug to achieve the desired effect. When using clonidine in the treatment of hypertension, provided that the drug is taken as prescribed, the probability of developing addiction is very small. More about which drugs can cause addiction can be read in the article: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/jakie-leki-powoduja-uzaleznienie