Naslov
Intoxication of dogs and cats with common stimulating, hallucinogenic and dissociative recreational drugs

Autori
Oster, Ena ; Čudina, Nikola ; Pavasović, Hrvoje ; Prevendar Crnić, Andreja ; Božić, Frane ; Fadel, Charbel ; Giorgi, Mario

Izvornik
Veterinary and Animal Science (2451-943X) 19 (2023); 100288, 9

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Cats ; Dogs ; Illicit drugs ; Intoxication ; Recreational drugs ; Toxicokinetics

Sažetak
Pets can have accidental, intentional, or malicious exposure to illicit drugs. It is a growing concern over the last decade because there is an increase in usage of illicit drugs in humans and diagnosis is difficult. Owners are often not aware of exposure, or they are reluctant to admit possession of recreational drugs in the household due to potential legal consequences. In addition, illicit drugs sold on the black market are often adulterated with other substances resulting in non-specific clinical presentation and aggravation of symptoms. There are affordable onsite diagnostic tests on the market which could facilitate diagnosis of intoxication with illicit drugs, but they give a lot of false positive results due to low specificity of the tests. In this paper we gathered information about the most common recreational drugs such as amphetamines, methamphetamine, 3, 4-methylenedioxy- methamphetamine (MDMA), phencyclidine (PCP), lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), psilocybin mushrooms and cocaine in terms of toxicokinetic properties, mechanism of toxic action, clinical presentation and treatment in dogs and cats.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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