Self Medication with Methoxetamine as an Analgesic Resulting in Significant Toxicity.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) September 1, 2016 K. Maskell, Michael Bailey, S. R. Rose
Dear Editor, Methoxetamine (MXE) is a non-scheduled arylcyclohexylamine drug of abuse with clinical effects similar to ketamine or phencyclidine [1]. We report a case of MXE toxicity after self-medicating for treatment of chronic foot pain. A 29-year-old man was brought to the emergency department (ED) for altered mental status. He was apprehended by police after running into the street and...