TY - JOUR ID - 9403 TI - Prevalence of Symptoms in Patients Poisoned with Iranian Crack in Ahvaz Razi Hospital in 2008-2013 JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology JA - APJMT LA - en SN - 2322-2611 AU - Rahmani, Alihasan AU - Zeidooni, Leila AU - Samimi, Azin AD - Department of Clinical Toxicology, Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Pharmacy School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 6 IS - 3 SP - 88 EP - 91 KW - Crack KW - Crack Cocaine KW - Heroin KW - Iran DO - 10.22038/apjmt.2017.9403 N2 - Background: Crack is a strong and smoking form of cocaine, but Iranian crack is different from common crack cocaine, having symptoms and side effects similar to those of heroin. This study was to investigate the prevalence and clinical symptoms in patients poisoned with Iranian crack poisoning hospitalized in Ahvaz Razi Hospital in the years 2008-2013. Methods: In this study, 63 subjects with Iranian crack poisoning referred to the poisonings center of Ahvaz Razi Hospital, Khuzestan Province, Iran, between 2008 and 2013. The information collected from their records based on hospital data includes reference data, demographic data, prevalence and clinical symptoms and treatment. Results: Of 63 subjects, 88.9% were male. The mean age of the subjects was 25 years. The majority of the subjects were single. Most of them used another substance along with Iranian crack. The first clinical symptoms of more than half of them were loss of consciousness. 54% of them needed antidote; 69.8% admitted to ICU. 6.3% of the subjects died. Conclusion:We concluded that the most prevalent pattern and the first signs of Iranian crack overdose are similar to heroin consumption and not crack cocaine. Therefore, more studies are required for clinical management of acute or chronic toxicity of this illicit drug and to reduce further damages. UR - https://apjmt.mums.ac.ir/article_9403.html L1 - https://apjmt.mums.ac.ir/article_9403_ec23a5ded9b59d0267b6acb99fac86f3.pdf ER -