Peyote and mescaline exposures: a 12-year review of a statewide poison center database
Shaun D. Carstairs, F. Lee Cantrell
Clinical Toxicology 2010 DOI: 10.3109/15563650903586745 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case series Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Patients who used peyote or mescaline and required treatment |
| Interventions | Peyote Mescaline |
| Topics | Mescaline |
| Keywords | Mydriasis Poison control center Vomiting Hallucinogen Plant-based medicinal research |
| Citations | 48 |
| Key findings | Use of peyote and mescaline was associated with clinically significant but usually mild or moderate effects requiring treatment, with no life-threatening toxicity reported. |
Abstract
Although uncommonly encountered, use of peyote and mescaline was associated with clinically significant effects requiring treatment in a substantial number of patients. Clinical effects were usually mild or moderate, and life-threatening toxicity was not reported in this case series.
Comparable studies
Other case reports and case series on mescaline, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkinsonism after Taking Ecstasy 29-year-old man | 1999 | Case study | n = 1 |
| Methylenedioxyamphetamine. Clinical description of overdose, death, and review of pharmacology A patient with methylenedioxyamphetamine intoxication | 1981 | Case study | n = 1 |
| A New Hallucinogen: 3,4,5-Trimethoxyphenyl-β-Aminopropane | 1955 | Case study | |
| A Mescaline Associated Fatality A single deceased individual under the influence of mescaline | 1985 | Case study | n = 1 |
| "MODEL PSYCHOSIS" PRODUCED BY INHALATION OF GASOLINE FUMES Two teenage boys with maladjusted and impulsive personalities | 1964 | Case study | n = 2 |
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