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Nutmeg abuse

Sangalli BC, Chiang W. Toxicology of nutmeg abuse. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol 2000 38(6) 671-8. [Pg.2409]

Chronic nutmeg abuse has been reported to induce psychosis that is reversible after cessation of nutmeg ingestion. [Pg.1861]

Sangalli, B., and W. Chiang. 2000. Toxicology of nutmeg abuse./. Toxicol. Clin. Toxicol. 38 (6) 671-678. [Pg.1023]

Contact allergy has been reported with mace (8). Nutmeg is sometimes abused for its hallucinogenic potential less than one tablespoon can be enough to produce severe symptoms similar to those seen in anticholinergic poisoning (9,10). It can also cause psychosis, both acute (11,12) and chronic (13). [Pg.2409]

In Finland, cases of nutmeg poisoning and abuse led authorities to discourage the sale of whole nutmeg and recommend that nutmeg be sold only as a powder with the packages labeled "Only for spice use. Harmful for health if consumed as such" (Evira 2009). [Pg.587]

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