Synthetic cathinone poisoning from ingestion of drug-laced "instant coffee packets" in Taiwan.

H-H ChouC-H HsiehChung-Hsien Chaou Hsien-Yi Chen Tzung-Hai YenS-C LiaoC-J SeakH-Y Chen

Published in: Human & experimental toxicology (2021)

Patients who report ingesting toxic coffee packets are very likely to have been exposed to synthetic cathinones. Polysubstance exposure is common following ingestion. Cardiovascular and neurological symptoms are the main presentations, and severe complications such as rhabdomyolysis and life-threatening dysrhythmia can occur.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
risk factors
early onset
drug induced
sleep quality
adverse drug
depressive symptoms
brain injury