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Abuse of the over-the-counter antispasmodic butylscopolamine for the home synthesis of psychoactive...

Abuse of the over-the-counter antispasmodic butylscopolamine for the home synthesis of psychoactive...

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Abuse of the over-the-counter antispasmodic butylscopolamine for the home synthesis of psychoactive scopolamine

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Abuse of the over-the-counter antispasmodic butylscopolamine for the home synthesis of psychoactive scopolamine

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

European journal of pediatrics, 2016-07, Vol.175 (7), p.1019-1021

Language

English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Contents

We report on two patients who ingested psychoactive scopolamine that was synthesized at home from butylscopolamine (Buscopan®), which is available as over-the-counter antispasmodic in nearly 100 countries worldwide. Patient 1 presented with severe central anticholinergic toxidrome, while patient 2 suffered from minor symptoms. An empty blister of B...

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Abuse of the over-the-counter antispasmodic butylscopolamine for the home synthesis of psychoactive scopolamine

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1797544329

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1797544329

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ISSN

0340-6199

E-ISSN

1432-1076

DOI

10.1007/s00431-015-2683-5

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