A Case Series of Clenbuterol Toxicity Caused by Adulterated Heroin

Abstract Background Adulteration of drugs of abuse may be done to increase profits. Some adulterants are relatively innocuous and others result in significant toxicity. Clenbuterol is a β2 -adrenergic agonist with veterinary uses that has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fo...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of emergency medicine 2016-09, Vol.51 (3), p.259-261
Hauptverfasser:	Hieger, Michelle A., DO, Emswiler, Michael P., MD, Maskell, Kevin F., MD, Sentz, John T., DO, Miller, Kristin B., MD, Wolf, Carl E., PhD, Cumpston, Kirk L., DO, Wills, Brandon K., DO
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenergic beta-Agonists - poisoning Adult adulterated clenbuterol Clenbuterol - poisoning Drug Contamination Emergency heroin Heroin Dependence Humans hypokalemia illicit drug use Male methylxanthine Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Substance-Related Disorders - etiology
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Schreiben Sie den ersten Kommentar!