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1: Eur J Emerg Med. 2005 Aug;12(4):193-7. Links

Amphetamine toxicity in the emergency department.

Smets G, Bronselaer K, De Munnynck K, De Feyter K, Van de Voorde W, Sabbe M.

Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals of Leuven, Belgium.

XTC and other amphetamines are considered to be safe by the majority of partying young people who are unaware of (or unwilling to know about) the acute and chronic toxicity of these substances, and these drugs are widespread, illicit stimulants. In this article, we describe four cases of severe acute toxicity due to recreational use of amphetamines 3,4-methylene-dioxymethamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxyethylamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine, 4-methylthioamphetamine or p-methoxyamphetamine, with emphasis on the presenting symptoms and acute treatment in the emergency department.

PMID: 16034267 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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