Understanding How Data Triangulation Identifies Acute Toxicity of Novel Psychoactive Drugs

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 300-303

  Wood, D M ^a,b,c   Dargan, P I ^a,b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Harm; Novel pyschoactive substances; Recreational drugs

Indexed keywords

4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; CATHINONE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRUXISM; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; CONVULSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; EPISTAXIS; FEVER; HALLUCINATION; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MYDRIASIS; MYOCLONUS; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PARANOIA; PARESTHESIA; POISON CENTER; PSYCHOSIS; RESTLESSNESS; SELF REPORT; SWEATING; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TRIANGULATION;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; METHAMPHETAMINE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; STREET DRUGS; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE;

EID: 84865708818     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-012-0241-3     Document Type: Article

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