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The Internet and psychoactive substance use among innovative drug usersEdward W Boyer
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Pediatrics 115:302-5. 2005..The Internet contains an extraordinary amount of information on the recreational use of psychoactive substances. We investigated the effect of the Internet on the drug-use knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of adolescents...
The serotonin syndromeEdward W Boyer
Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, USA
N Engl J Med 352:1112-20. 2005
Poisoning from a dietary supplement administered during hospitalizationEdward W Boyer
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Pediatrics 109:E49. 2002..We present the case of a child who received a DS on a daily basis as an outpatient, continued its use after admission to the hospital, and became poisoned by it during his hospitalization...
Issues in the management of dietary supplement use among hospitalized patientsEdward Boyer
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA
J Med Toxicol 1:30-4. 2005....
Dextromethorphan abuseEdward W Boyer
Division of Medical Toxicology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 20:858-63. 2004..Consequently, it is important for clinicians to recognize, treat, and appropriately refer those who present with intoxication from this drug...
Serotonin syndrome in dextromethorphan ingestion responsive to propofol therapyMichael Ganetsky
Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 23:829-31. 2007..Confirmatory analysis demonstrated a dextromethorphan serum concentration of 930 ng/mL. Dextromethorphan can produce serotonin syndrome in the absence of another serotonergic drug...
Tracheal and bronchial obstruction following cyanoacrylate aspiration in a toddlerChristopher Vitale
MA RI Poison Control Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Clin Toxicol (Phila) 46:560-2. 2008..We are reporting a case of accidental cyanoacrylate adhesive aspiration by a toddler complicated by tracheal and bronchial obstruction...
Dissemination of psychoactive substance information by innovative drug usersEdward W Boyer
Division of Medical Toxicology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, USA
Cyberpsychol Behav 10:1-6. 2007....
Self-treatment of opioid withdrawal using kratom (Mitragynia speciosa korth)Edward W Boyer
Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Addiction 103:1048-50. 2008..Kratom (Mitragynia speciosa korth) is recognized increasingly as a remedy for opioid withdrawal by individuals who self-treat chronic pain...
Self-treatment of opioid withdrawal with a dietary supplement, KratomEdward W Boyer
Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Am J Addict 16:352-6. 2007....
Impact of Internet pharmacy regulation on opioid analgesic availabilityEdward W Boyer
Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 69:703-8. 2008..As part of an ongoing investigation into the relationship between the Internet and substance abuse, we examined the availability of prescription opioid analgesics from online pharmacies...
Wireless Technologies, Ubiquitous Computing and Mobile Health: Application to Drug Abuse Treatment and Compliance with HIV TherapiesEdward W Boyer
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Med Toxicol 6:212-6. 2010....
Methadone and buprenorphine toxicity in childrenEdward W Boyer
Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Am J Addict 19:89-95. 2010..We will also discuss treatment of opioid toxicity in pediatric populations and make recommendations aimed at reducing these occurrences...
Conducting drug abuse investigations in natural environments: potential directions for medical toxicology researchEdward W Boyer
Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Med Toxicol 6:56-62. 2010..A secondary aim is to provide successful grant language that can be used in subsequent applications for research funding...
Club drugs, smart drugs, raves, and circuit parties: an overview of the club sceneTri Tong
Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 18:216-8. 2002
Monoamine oxidase inhibitor poisoning resulting from Internet misinformation on illicit substancesD Eric Brush
Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Toxicology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
J Toxicol Clin Toxicol 42:191-5. 2004....
Diversion of buprenorphine/naloxone coformulated tablets in a region with high prescribing prevalenceAndrew A Monte
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
J Addict Dis 28:226-31. 2009..The diversion of B/N may be minimized by modifying educational, treatment, monitoring, and dispensing practices...
Estimated risk of hepatotoxicity after an acute acetaminophen overdose in alcoholicsFahad M Ali
Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Alcohol 42:213-8. 2008..This proposed new risk line can be used in hypothesis generation for future clinical studies in this alcohol related problem...
Opioid receptors and legal highs: Salvia divinorum and KratomKavita M Babu
Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Clin Toxicol (Phila) 46:146-52. 2008..The purpose of this article is to familiarize toxicologists and poison control specialists with these emerging psychoactive dietary supplements...
Assessment of hyperglycemia after calcium channel blocker overdoses involving diltiazem or verapamilMichael Levine
Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Brigham and Women s Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Crit Care Med 35:2071-5. 2007..The clinical significance of the hyperglycemia in this setting has not previously been described...
Hyperinsulinemia/euglycemia therapy for calcium channel blocker poisoningEdward W Boyer
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts-Memorial Health Center, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 18:36-7. 2002
Emerging credentialing practices, malpractice liability policies, and guidelines governing complementary and alternative medical practices and dietary supplement recommendations: a descriptive study of 19 integrative health care centers in the United StatMichael H Cohen
Harvard Medical School Osher Institute and the Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Arch Intern Med 165:289-95. 2005..Consensus policies need to be developed...
Adverse effects in children after unintentional buprenorphine exposureAnn Jeannette Geib
Program in Medical Toxicology, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pediatrics 118:1746-51. 2006..The increasing use of buprenorphine as a home-based therapy for opioid addiction in the United States raises public health concerns for the pediatric population...
Laboratory diagnosis of 1,4-BD and GHB overdose by routine urine organic acid analysisLawrence S Quang
Clin Toxicol (Phila) 43:321-3. 2005
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate use in older adultsD Eric Brush
Ann Intern Med 140:W70-1. 2004
Which drug tests in medical emergencies?Edward W Boyer
Clin Chem 49:353-4. 2003
