While at a party, a 15-year-old boy consumed a pill handed to him by a friend. His friends brought him to the emergency department after he collapsed on the floor. When the nurse takes his temperature, a reading of 105°F is obtained
The pill was most likely which of the following?
A) LSD
B) Cocaine
C) MDMA (ecstasy)
D) Methamphetamine
Ans: C
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Commonly known as "ecstasy," MDMA also is referred to as a "club drug" as a result of its use by attendees of bars, raves, and discos. MDMA has effects similar to those of methamphetamine. High doses can lead to malignant hyperthermia, with associated muscle breakdown, kidney and cardiovascular failure, and death.
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