Historique
Article de Périodique
Synthetic drugs: a new trend and the hidden danger (2013)
Auteur(s) :
HASSEN, G. W. ;
GHOBADI, F. ;
KALANTARI, H.
Année
2013
Page(s) :
1413-1415
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
17
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Résumé :
Designer or synthetic drugs and other recreational type use have increased among young people. The synthetic drugs present difficulty for law enforcement agents as the chemical structure is minimally altered to create a new and almost identical "legal" drug that can be sold as herbal incense or aromatic products. The symptoms of intoxication from these substances include euphoria, palpitations, confusion, anxiety, muscle cramps, depression, blurred vision, paranoia, insomnia, and altered mental status in extreme cases. They can cause hyperthermia, leading to seizure and liver, kidney, or cardiovascular failure.
This study was conducted after we were contacted by the Department of Health from New York City regarding synthetic and other recreational type substance abuse reported to them by the New York City Poison Control Center during the rave party festival week in 2011 and 2012. [Extract]
This study was conducted after we were contacted by the Department of Health from New York City regarding synthetic and other recreational type substance abuse reported to them by the New York City Poison Control Center during the rave party festival week in 2011 and 2012. [Extract]
Affiliation :
Department of Emergency Medicine, NYMC, Metropolitan Hospital Center, Emergency Medicine, NY, USA