Drug Alcohol Depend. 1991 Mar;27(2):115-6.

Acute scopolamine poisoning after sniffing adulterated cocaine.

Nogué S, Sanz P, Munné P, de la Torre R.

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Unit of Toxicology, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain.

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Five cases of acute poisoning by scopolamine bought as cocaine, are reported. All the cases presented a serious anticholinergic syndrome which needed physostigmine administration. The presence of scopolamine in urine and the specimen sniffed was demonstrated in all the cases.

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