[Recreational drugs: the complication's pleasure?].

Abstract

Steadily increasing since 1990, the use of psychoactive substances was expanded to new designer drugs (bath salts, spice) with so original still unknown pharmacological effects. At the beginning, the pleasure, first feeling, turns sometimes, in acute medical emergency and then, in some cases, in chronic diseases. Side expected or not desired effects, seen in emergency departments could be necrotizing gangrene among consumers Krokodil or dystonic reactions in consumers of Spice. Moreover, adulterants could increase the dangerosity of the substances. Searching a toxidrome helps to find the incrimining substance.

• Authors: F Joye, N Donzé, V Frochaux, M Niquille, F Selz Amaudruz
• Journal: Revue medicale suisse (Rev Med Suisse) Vol. 9 Issue 394 Pg. 1454-60 (Aug 14 2013) ISSN: 1660-9379 [Print] Switzerland
• Vernacular Title: Drogues récréatives: le plaisir des complications?
• PMID: 24024389 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Designer Drugs
• Illicit Drugs
• Psychotropic Drugs

Topics

• Designer Drugs (adverse effects, chemistry, pharmacology)
• Drug Contamination
• Humans
• Illicit Drugs (adverse effects, chemistry, pharmacology)
• Psychotropic Drugs (adverse effects, chemistry, pharmacology)
• Substance-Related Disorders (epidemiology)