A client is brought to the emergency department with hallucinations, acne, and blackened teeth. During the nursing assessment, a generalized seizure begins. The nurse interprets this as possible toxicity to which substance?
A) Crack
B) Cocaine
C) Opiate
D) Methamphetamine
D
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Methamphetamine users may develop acne, "meth mouth," tactile hallucinations, and can develop convulsions, respiratory, and cardiac arrest. Cocaine and opiate dependence does not result in the inclusion of the symptoms presented, but the nurse should understand that polydrug abuse is common.
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