====== Stimulant Abuse ======

===== TOXICITY =====

An occasional patient will present with a stimulant induced psychosis which may need admission and management with neuroleptics. In severe cases involuntary detention in a psychiatric hospital is required.

===== WITHDRAWAL =====

Withdrawal from stimulants is usually not associated with severe physical symptoms and can usually be managed as an outpatient. Some patients may suffer a severe "crash" with drowsiness, lethargy and depression and may need admission because of the severity of their symptoms.

===== AMPHETAMINE-RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS =====

These include [[:wikitox:3.4.15_rhabdomyolysis|rhabdomyolysis]], cardiac failure (acute or chronic cardiomyopathy), renal failure, hepatitis and the usual group of conditions associated with IV drug use. Take appropriate action depending on the clinical situation.