[Detoxification after use of new psychoactive substances purchased online]. / Avrusning etter bruk av nye rusmidler fra internett.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
; 144(4)2024 03 19.
Article
em Nor
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38506014
ABSTRACT
Background:
The knowledge base on new psychoactive substances (NPS) is generally limited. This introduces new challenges and increased unpredictability in substance abuse treatment. Case presentation A man in his thirties was submitted to detoxification after reportedly using flubromazolam, a high potency designer benzodiazepine, which he had purchased on the dark web. Extensive drug testing of serum, urine and hair, and the remains in a dropper bottle delivered by the patient, did not reveal flubromazolam or possible metabolites, but did reveal several common drugs of abuse, and 8-aminoclonazolam, a metabolite of clonazolam, another designer benzodiazepine sold on the dark web. The detoxification was uncomplicated. An excessive treatment protocol based on the patient's information, involving high preparedness and increased resources, both clinically and analytically, turned out to be unnecessary.Interpretation:
The drug use and clinical course in this case proved to be more common than the unit prepared for. The case history illustrates both the challenges with users of NPS and the general unpredictability in substance abuse treatment.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Drogas Desenhadas
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Nor
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Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article