Recreational Drugs
Recreational drugs are a common presentation in the emergency department and are often some of the most challenging to care for. The following links will help you manage the agitated amphetamine user, the unconscious GHB partygoer and the unconscious heroin misadventure.
Video Toxicology Tutes
BSCC Sympathomimetics
Movement disorders and toxicology
Toxicology Library
DRUGS and TOXICANTS
Dr Neil Long BMBS FACEM FRCEM FRCPC. Emergency Physician at Kelowna hospital, British Columbia. Loves the misery of alpine climbing and working in austere environments (namely tertiary trauma centres). Supporter of FOAMed, lifelong education and trying to find that elusive peak performance.