A case of death due to Ibogaine use for heroin addiction case report

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 302-

  Jalal, Shwan ^a   Daher, Edouard ^a   Hilu, Raymond ^a  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBOGAINE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; MORPHINE;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; ATAXIA; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECORTICATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HALLUCINATION; HEART SOUND; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MUSCLE SPASM; NOTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POISON CENTER; RESUSCITATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; URINE RETENTION; WEAKNESS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; DEATH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NONHUMAN;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; HALLUCINOGENS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; IBOGAINE; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE;

EID: 84874529774     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00330.x     Document Type: Note

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