Amphetamine intoxication - Overview
Alternative Names
Sympathomimetic intoxication; Intoxication - amphetamines or sympathomimetics; Intoxication - uppers
Definition of Amphetamine intoxication:
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:
- Reviewed last on: 1/30/2009
- John E. Duldner, Jr., MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Samaritan Regional Health System, Ashland, Ohio. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
References
Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2006.