Other agents. Phencyclidine, marijuana, hallucinogens, inhalants, and anticholinergics.
Acute phencyclidine intoxication causes psychosis and a myriad of other symptoms and signs, some life-threatening. Anticholinergic poisoning is also a medical emergency, often requiring an intensive care unit. Marijuana and hallucinogens have rarely, if ever, resulted in direct overdose death, but intoxication can result in accidents or self-injury. Inhalants cause death from cardiac arrhythmia, suffocation, or accident. Each of these agents is associated with a variety of medical and neurologic complications, some of which are discussed at greater length elsewhere in this issue.
Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
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D006213:Hallucinogens / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010622:Phencyclidine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
D006213:Hallucinogens; D010276:Parasympatholytics; D010622:Phencyclidine