Complication of Spice Use in a Deployed Combat Setting-Seizure while on Duty

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 496-497

  Bebarta, Vikhyat S ^a   Ramirez, Sasha ^a   Varney, Shawn M ^a  

^a SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; DIAZEPAM;

ADULT; AGITATION; CASE REPORT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DRUG ABUSE; EUPHORIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PARANOIA; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; SAILOR; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SOLDIER; SPICE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; UNITED STATES; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; CANNABINOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SEIZURES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84865027069     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00264.x     Document Type: Letter

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