title: The presentation and treatment of acute cocaine intoxication: experience of a teaching hospital.
abstract: With the use of cocaine now at epidemic proportions, primary care physicians have a reasonable probability of having to provide medical care for a cocaine abuser. Because the cocaine reaction may progress rapidly to a fatal outcome, it is essential to know how to recognize and manage the symptoms of cocaine overdose.
authors: Division of Respiratory and Environmental Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY 40292.
authors: M V
authors: MV
authors: Burns
authors: F T
authors: FT
authors: Dow
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Cox
authors: T M
authors: TM
authors: Roy
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine