Accidental Ingestion of a Novel Psychoactive Substance: A Case Report

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 12; no. 10
• Main Authors: Kant, Abhay, Mong, Rupeng, Tan, Hock Heng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Palo Alto (CA) Cureus 26.10.2020
• Subjects: Emergency Medicine; Internal Medicine; Public Health

Novel psychoactive substances (NPSs) are a new generation of designer drugs that are quickly replacing the traditionally abused street drugs. Since their development, the number of molecules in NPSs and their variants have expanded exponentially. Little is known locally about the toxic effects of th...