[Purple drank: A dangerous cocktail]. / Purple drank : un dangereux cocktail à connaître.
Arch Pediatr
; 23(11): 1165-1168, 2016 Nov.
Article
in Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27670723
ABSTRACT
"Purple drank" is a dangerous hallucinogenic cocktail commonly used by teenagers, made popular by American rappers and social networks. It combines codeine-based cough syrup, antihistamines such as promethazine, and soda. Unknown by caregivers, it may be responsible for serious neuropsychological complications. We report the effects of this new risky behavior in three patients a 14-year-old girl and her boyfriend, both found in an initial state of drowsiness, followed by hallucinations and anticholinergic toxidrome; and another teenager whose chronic use led to addiction with increasing doses. It is important to identify signs of such intoxication and to inform patients about the risks of respiratory depression, drowsiness, and delirium linked to acute medication misuse.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Antitussive Agents
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Beverages
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Codeine
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Histamine Antagonists
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Opioid-Related Disorders
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Fr
Journal:
Arch Pediatr
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France