Adolescent Intoxication Research Articles

Substance misuse and intoxication in adolescents

Substance misuse and intoxication is a growing problem In children and young people; the rates of substance use in this age group in the UK are the highest in Europe. This article explores the common substances of abuse, their clinical presentation and general principles of management. More information can be accessed from any good textbook of psychiatry.

Jimsonweed intoxication in adolescents and young adults: Klein-Schwartz W, Oderda GM Am J Dis Child 138:737–739 Aug 1985

Jimsonweed intoxication in adolescents and young adults: Klein-Schwartz W, Oderda GM Am J Dis Child 138:737–739 Aug 1985

Jimsonweed intoxication in adolescents and young adults: Klein-Schwartz W, Oderda GM. Am J Dis Child 1984; 138:737–739

Jimsonweed intoxication in adolescents and young adults: Klein-Schwartz W, Oderda GM. Am J Dis Child 1984; 138:737–739

Jimsonweed intoxication in adolescents and young adults.

Seventy-three jimsonweed exposures reported to a regional poison center over a five-year period were reviewed. The ingestors' mean age was 17.3 years (range, 11 to 28 years). The most common route of exposure was oral, and the circumstance was drug abuse or experimentation in the majority of the cases. Although 11 callers remained at home, 59 required medical care in an emergency department or were admitted to the hospital. Treatment consisted of gastrointestinal decontamination, supportive care, and physostigmine salicylate administration. Almost 40% of the medically treated patients received physostigmine for severe hallucinations. One of the 59 medically treated patients had seizures develop. Calls to the poison center regarding jimsonweed differed from other calls in several respects. Jimsonweed abuse is a potentially serious form of substance abuse in adolescents and young adults.