Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: Article AbstractBecause this piece does not have an abstract, we have provided for your benefit the first 3 sentences of the full text.To the Editor: While the epidemic of opioid overdoses is reaching the national consciousness, we fear another epidemic remains in the shadows: the global rise in procurement of intoxicants and nootropics through the Internet. While data are sparse, the Global Drug Survey 2015 reported that significantly more individuals obtained drugs online in 2014 than in any previous year.The catalyst for our concern is a patient who presented to our hospital with protracted delirium after consuming 2 substances acquired from the Internet: tianeptine sodium salt and CRL-40,940. After his delirium resolved, he reported taking these substances to self-medicate anxiety, in accordance with the website instructions of the online vendor, "newmind.com," and those given to him by their customer service agent via phone.
Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Toxicology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2552949008