AUTHOR=Pino Richard M. , McGrew Patrick R. 

TITLE=Diagnosis and management of the patient with contaminated illicit drug poisoning

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Anesthesiology

VOLUME=2

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/anesthesiology/articles/10.3389/fanes.2023.1234567

DOI=10.3389/fanes.2023.1234567

ISSN=2813-480X

ABSTRACT=<p>The diagnosis and management of poisoning is essential in critical care medicine. Traditionally, these conditions fall under the category of toxidromes that are the signs and symptoms associated with a particular class of poisons. However, there has been a steady increase in designer drugs and contaminants of recreational drugs themselves. Examples of adulterants in cocaine include the local anesthetic benzocaine and the anti-parasitic levamisole. This paper presents the clinical signs, laboratory findings, and treatment of patients who have been exposed to these substances.</p>