Use and Accidental Exposure to Hallucinogenic Agents Reported to the Czech Toxicological Information Centre From 1995 to 2008

• Published in: Substance use & misuse Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 460 - 465
• Main Authors: Mrazova, Karolina, Navratil, Tomas, Pelclova, Daniela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa Healthcare 01.01.2011; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: abuse; accidents; Adolescent; Adolescents; Adult; Agaricales; Age Factors; Chi-Square Distribution; Czech Republic; Czech Toxicological Information Centre; Datura stramonium; Drug Abuse; Drug use; Female; Gender; hallucinogenic mushrooms; hallucinogenic plants; Hallucinogens; Hallucinogens - administration & dosage; Hallucinogens - poisoning; Human exposure; Humans; Information centres; Intoxication; Male; marihuana; Plants; Poison Control Centers - statistics & numerical data; Poison Control Centers - trends; Psilocybe species; Sex; Sex Factors; Studies; Toxicity; Toxicology; Youth; Czech Republic
• ISSN: 1082-6084; 1532-2491; 1532-2491
• DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2010.527418

Intoxication by hallucinogenic agents is relatively common in the Czech Republic, with most cases of the use of these agents being by adolescents and young people. The objective of the study was to evaluate the number, trends, gender and age of the subjects, and the severity of exposure in intoxication by hallucinogenic plant and mushroom substances, in comparison with synthetic drugs, brought to the attention of the Toxicological Information Centre (TIC) through inquiries over the past 14 years (1995-2008) (from total 3,702 calls concerning the use of both natural and synthetic drugs, 917 calls were due to the use of hallucinogenic plants and mushrooms).