Historique
Périodique
Acute toxic effects of club drugs
(Toxicité aiguë des drogues de club)
Auteur(s) :
GABLE, R. S.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
303-313
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
140
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus mots-clés
GHB
;
KETAMINE
;
MDMA-ECSTASY
;
BENZODIAZEPINES
;
TOXICITE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
MILIEU FESTIF
;
COMPORTEMENT
Note générale :
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2004, 36, (3), 303-313
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This article summarizes the short-term physiological toxicity and the adverse behavioral effects of four substances (GHB, ketamine, MDMA, and Rohypnol®) that have been used at late-night dance clubs. The two primary data sources were case studies of human fatalities and experimental studies with laboratory animals. A safety ratio was calculated for each substance based on its estimated lethal dose and its customary recreational dose. GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyxate) appears to be the most physiologically toxic; Rohypnol® (flunitrazepam) appears to be the least physiologically toxic. The single most risk-producing behavior of club drug users is combining psychoactive substances, usually involving alcohol. Hazardous drug-use sequelae such as accidents, aggressive behavior, and addiction were not factored into the safety ratio estimates. (Review's abstract.)
Affiliation :
2738 Fulton St, Berkeley, CA 94705
robert.gablecgu.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
robert.gablecgu.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.