title: Acute complications of cocaine intoxication.
abstract: The advent of crack cocaine has changed the face of acute cocaine intoxication. Repeated doses of highly concentrated, rapidly delivered drug can give rise to an array of potentially fatal cardiovascular, neurologic, and respiratory complications.
authors.affiliation: Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zafar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaz
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D016578:Crack Cocaine; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D016578:Crack Cocaine