Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Intoxication - cocaine
Treatment
A person with cocaine intoxication is most always admitted to a hospital, often on a heart-monitoring unit.
The cornerstone of therapy is adequate sedation and monitoring of vital signs.
The patient with high blood pressure and rapid heart beat (tachycardia) will often respond to treatment with benzodiazepines, a class of medications that includes diazepam and lorazepam.
Seizures may also be treated with benzodiazepines.
Chest pain and high blood pressure is treated as appropriate.
Long-term treatment will require drug counseling in combination with medical therapy.
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
Complications
Calling your health care provider
Images
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Review Date: 04/20/2009
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical
Center, Seattle, Washington, Clinic. Also reviewed by David Zieve,
MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
