Amphetamine or Sympathomimetic Intoxication
Alternate Names : Intoxication - Amphetamines or Sympathomimetics, Intoxication - Uppers, Sympathomimetic Intoxication
Definition
The state that occurs with the use of amphetamines or sympathomimetic drugs. Intoxication can readily lead to overdose with severe or fatal toxicity.
Symptoms include: high blood pressure, rapid heart rate (tachycardia), increased body temperature, agitation, stroke, seizures, cardiac arrhythmias, coma, and death.
See also: amphetamines in the poison section.
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