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Nicotine poisoning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Historically, most cases of nicotine poisoning have been the result of its use as an insecticide; however, such use is less frequent now than previously. Every year many children go to the emergency...
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Dear Alice, I am a 17 year old female and havent been feeling well at all, I started a couple nights ago I was stressed chain smoked alot of cigarettes that night, Two mornings later I woke up with dizziness, feeling of nausea, chest hurts, throat hurts, head hurts, neck stiff, nasal passages are swollen, and having hard ...
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Nicotine concentrations in blood ranged from 222 to 733 ng/ml. A small amount of triazolam was detected only in bile (176 ng/ml) and liver (23 ng/g). The cause of death was respiratory paralysis produced by the additive effects of methomyl and nicotine shortly after consumption.
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The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology ... 54-11-5 (Nicotine)
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Nicotine is a bitter-tasting compound that naturally occurs in large amounts in the leaves of tobacco plants. ... Nicotine poisoning results from too much nicotine. Acute nicotine poisoning usually occurs in young children who accidentally chew on nicotine gum or patches.
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Cigarette smoking also causes chronic lung disease, cardiovascular disease, strokes, cataracts, and nicotine poisoning. Smoking during pregnancy can cause stillbirth, low birth weight, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and other serious pregnancy complications.
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After oral ingestion of nicotine, signs and symptoms of nicotine poisoning mimic those for nerve agent or organophosphate poisoning and typically include excess oral secretions, bronchorrhea, diaphoresis, vomiting (common, especially among children), diarrhea, abdominal cramping, confusion, and convulsions.
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