Clinical Signs of Cocaine Use
Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Of …
Article Am J Psychiatry 166:11, November 2009 ajp.psychiatryonline.org 1269 an antiepileptic in clinical use outside of the Repeat physical exams were conducted at weeks 5 and 9, and vital signs were obtained at every visit. Urine samples for cocaine, opiate, amphetamine, marijuana, and … Access Doc
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Clinical presentation. Cardiovascular Effects. Acutely, cocaine causes arterial vasoconstriction and enhanced thrombus formation. Chronic cocaine use can result in accelerated atherosclerosis, and left ventricular hypertrophy. Most patients present without signs and symptoms of muscle injury, and the … Fetch Full Source
The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Seizure Disorders In The Acute …
When drug use halted (medical illness, jail, insolvent) Precipitated in ED with minimal benzodiazepine administration Vital signs normal, usually not hypotensive, bradycardic Signs of cocaine toxicity absent Patients appear in a deep sleep state Nonresponsiveness may be quite impressive Clinical … Fetch Doc
Drug Counseling For Cocaine Addiction: The Collaborative …
This Group Drug Counseling (GDC) manual describes one of the psychosocial treatments developed for use in a multisite clinical trial called the Collaborative Cocaine Support systems * How to cope with feelings * Guilt and shame * Relapse risk factors * Relapse warning signs * Tools for use in ongoing … Fetch Document
Drug Of Abuse Emergencies
Behavioural disturbances, clinical signs, orbiochemical abnor-malities maysuggestthatthepatientis sufferingfromthecom- Repeated cocaine use canleadto vasculitis. Theremaybecerebral, renal, orcar-diac vasculitis, and in cocaine sniffers, the nasal vessels … Retrieve Full Source
Ocular Sequelae From The Illicit use Of Class A Drugs
To alert the clinician to clinical presentations that may be the result of illicit drug use. including diplopia, immediately after sniffing cocaine. The signs lasted for about 15 cocaine use has been given press coverage in recent … Read Here
Review Of Treatments For Cocaine Dependence *J.K. Penberthy …
Three or more significant impairments or signs of distress which must occur in the same 12 month time patients who were maintained on methadone, tiagabine [12-24mg/day] was found to decrease cocaine use compared with placebo [106, 107]. In a clinical trial conducted in cocaine … Get Document
Palatine Perforation Induced By cocaine
Worldwide, the use of cocaine has an increased over the years, various secondary effects have been described. The usual clinical signs included nasal obstruction, epistaxis, facial pain, headache, periorbital and facial swelling with … Access Document
A Clinical Outcome Study Of Meth Exposed Infants
A Clinical Outcome Study of Meth Exposed Infants Rizwan Z, Shah, M.D., FAAP Cocaine 36 Meth/cocaine exposed 12 MATERNAL DATA Substance Abuse Pattern Women who use meth/cocaine in … Doc Viewer
LeGatt – A Cocaine Cutting Agent
Describe various cutting agents used for cocaine. 2. Understand toxicity associated with the use of a relatively novel cutting agent. 3. Appreciate the importance of clinical la What to look for: •• Suspected cocaine use. Any signs of infection, including fevers. … Return Document
Substance-Related Disorders
Behavioral & Psychological Changes: Euphoria or affective blunting Changes in sociability Hypervigilance Interpersonal sensitivity Anxiety, tension, or anger Stereotyped behaviors Impaired judgment Impaired social/occupational functioning Amphetamine or Cocaine Intoxication Clinical Signs … Fetch Doc
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After prolonged cocaine use, the brain’s ability to continually release neurotransmitters While the syndrome may be suspected on clinical grounds, a lowered core temperature, and demonstrate no signs of autonomic instability. … Retrieve Document
VaccinePharmacotherapyfortheTreatmentof CocaineDependence
To reduce cocaine use, both alone and in the context of Subjects were excluded if they had: physical signs or labora over time, the higher dose group was less likely to use cocaine than the lower dose group. Table 3 further describes the clinical … Fetch Content
Emergency Department Presentations With Suspected Acute …
Just over a third of these had symptoms and/or signs that could represent clinically significant cocaine toxicity at the time of presentation. It is essential that clinicians managing patients presenting to the ED with chest pain ask about cocaine use to ensure prompt and targeted clinical … Retrieve Full Source