Monoamine oxidase inhibitor poisoning resulting from Internet misinformation on illicit substances.
The Internet may represent a new mechanism by which adolescents initiate the use of illicit substances. The existence of multiple partisan websites providing misinformation regarding the safety of these substances may lead to an increase in unsafe behavior among this age group. Adverse outcomes related to Internet-based drug information are rarely identified. We report a case of an adolescent whose use of the Internet to obtain drug information led to severe poisoning from the combination of a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, harmaline, and a hallucinogenic tryptamine, 5-methoxydimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT).
Brush
D Eric
DE
Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Toxicology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA. ebrush@alum.dartmouth.org
Bird
Steven B
SB
Boyer
Edward W
EW
D000293:Adolescent; D008192:Deception; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006213:Hallucinogens / Q000506:poisoning*; D006246:Harmaline / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000506:poisoning*; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020407:Internet / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008732:Methoxydimethyltryptamines / Q000506:poisoning*; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000506:poisoning*; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012449:Safety; D012639:Seeds / Q000506:poisoning
D006213:Hallucinogens; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008732:Methoxydimethyltryptamines; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D006246:Harmaline