Ecstasy, a psychoactive amphetamine derivative, is a popular party drug. We report the cases of 2 young adults who developed cerebral edema due to hyponatremia. One patient was released from the hospital without any sequelae, whereas the second patient died due to cerebral edema. Severe cases of symptomatic hyponatremia after ecstasy consumption are described in the literature with partially...
Effects of overdosing 2-(4-chloro-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine (25C-NBOMe) have not been previously described. Currently the drug is legal in most parts of the world. The case of a 19-year-old man who had nasally administered 2 mg of 25C-NBOMe, a novel psychoactive drug, within 1 h is described. Two hours later, he experienced a generalized seizure. Due to loss of...