The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse
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Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse · Mar 2012
Case Reports"Bath salt" ingestion leading to severe intoxication delirium: two cases and a brief review of the emergence of mephedrone use.
Recreational use of designer substances containing synthetic cathinones such as mephedrone, commonly sold as "bath salts," has recently been increasing in the United States (National Institute on Drug Abuse. Available at: http://www.nida.nih.gov/about/welcome/MessageBathSalts211.html. Accessed March 25, 2011; The Washington Post. Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/officials-fear-bath-salts-becoming-the-next-big-drug-menace/2011/01/22/ABybyRJ_story.html. Accessed March 25, 2011). "Bath salt" ingestion can generate an intense stimulant toxidrome and has been associated with significant morbidity. ⋯ As an emerging trend, bath salt intoxication delirium appears to cause intense psychosis that can be managed with antipsychotic medications. Clinicians should be aware of this phenomenon until more precise detection methods are available.
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Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse · Mar 2012
A brief survey to characterize oxycodone abuse patterns in adolescents enrolled in two substance abuse recovery high schools.
Although oxycodone is one of the most widely available and abused opioids, little published information exists on the abuse of immediate-release oxycodone. ⋯ In this small study, adolescent oxycodone abusers use high quantities of oxycodone at a time, alter routes of administration for not only extended-release but also immediate-release products, and commonly abuse single-entity oxycodone products. Abuse-deterrent formulations may be one strategy for addressing such behaviors.