Thus, the ancillary supports available in the treatment process of patients with substance intoxication may be few. Sometimes, police or other bystanders may bring a patient with substance intoxication to the emergency unit and the identity of the patient may be unknown to them. Patients with intoxication with a substance of abuse present several challenges during assessment and management Figure 1. Patients with substance intoxication may give inaccurate or unreliable history.

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