Designer Drugs: Clinical Features
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Designer drugs are synthetic analogs of controlled substances. This post will focus and compare various clinical features for following three classes of designer drugs:
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Synthetic Stimulants: Bath Salts, Sextacy, M-Cat etc.
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Synthetic Cannabinoids: Spice, K2, K9 etc.
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Synthetic Hallucinogens: N-bomb, Solaris, Smiles etc.
CLINICAL FEATURES |
SYNTHETICSTIMULANTS |
SYNTHETICCANNABINOIDS |
SYNTHETICHALLUCINOGENS |
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Hyperthermia |
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Tachycardia |
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Hypertension |
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Conjunctival Injection |
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Epistaxis |
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Nasal Septal Perforation |
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Poor Dentition |
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Bruxism |
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Diaphoresis |
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Chest Pain |
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Nausea, Vomiting |
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Muscle Spasms |
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Clonus |
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Seizures |
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PsychosisAgitationHallucinations |
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LABORATORY FINDINGS |
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Acute Kidney Injury |
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Acute Hepatitis |
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Rhabdomyolysis |
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Source: Weaver MF. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2015 Mar 25;10:8.(pdf)
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