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The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website
Philippe Camus, M.D.
Dijon, France
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Stimulants, psychostimulants, psychoactive substances
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Identify causative drugs
Diagnosing DIRD
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Drug and radiation history
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Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug
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Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms
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Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug
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Careful exlusion of another cause
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Remission of symptoms with removal of drug
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Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)
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Causality assessment
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See also under
Amphetamine (and -derivatives)
Cathinones, synthetic ('Bath salts')
Cocaine
Crack cocaine
Methamphetamine
Publications
Development of a coroner-based surveillance system for drug-related deaths in Los Angeles county.
