Amphetamine intoxication
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Amphetamine intoxication describes the state that occurs with the use of amphetamine drugs. Intoxication can easily lead to overdose with severe or deadly poisonous effects.
It may lead to:
- High blood pressure
- Rapid heart rate (tachycardia)
- Increased body temperature
- Agitation
- Stroke
- Seizures
- Irregular heart beats (cardiac arrhythmias)
- Coma
- Death
Alternative Names
Sympathomimetic intoxication; Intoxication - amphetamines or sympathomimetics; Intoxication - uppersSee also: Drugs associated with Drug Dependence
Review Date: 8/9/2007
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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