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  2. List of SJS-inducing substances - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of drugs and substances that are known or suspected to cause Stevens–Johnson syndrome This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .

  3. Drug-induced lupus erythematosus - Wikipedia

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    Drug-induced lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disorder caused by chronic use of certain drugs. These drugs cause an autoimmune response (the body attacks its own cells) producing symptoms similar to those of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

  4. Substance use disorder - Wikipedia

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    "Substance use pertains to using select substances such as alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, etc. that can cause dependence or harmful side effects."On the other hand, substance abuse is the use of drugs such as prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, or alcohol for purposes other than what they are intended for or using them in excessive ...

  5. National Institute on Drug Abuse - Wikipedia

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    The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a United States federal government research institute whose mission is to "advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health."

  6. Adverse drug reaction - Wikipedia

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    Type A: augmented pharmacological effects, which are dose-dependent and predictable [5]; Type A reactions, which constitute approximately 80% of adverse drug reactions, are usually a consequence of the drug's primary pharmacological effect (e.g., bleeding when using the anticoagulant warfarin) or a low therapeutic index of the drug (e.g., nausea from digoxin), and they are therefore predictable.

  7. Toxic epidermal necrolysis - Wikipedia

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    Drug reactions have been reported to cause 80–95% of TEN cases. [6] The drugs most often implicated in TEN are: antibiotics sulfonamides (sulfamethoxazole, sulfadiazine, sulfapyridine) beta-lactams (cephalosporins, penicillins, carbapenems) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; allopurinol; antimetabolites (methotrexate) antiretroviral drugs ...

  8. Ehrlich's reagent - Wikipedia

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    It gives a negative test-result for 25I-NBOMe and many other non-indole-related psychoactives. The reagent will also give a positive result for opium, because of the presence of tryptophan in natural opium. [3] Pyridoxine, present in vitamin supplements, can give positive results to the Ehrlich test, showing a pink colour change. [4]

  9. Cocaine - Wikipedia

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    It can also cause headaches and gastrointestinal complications such as abdominal pain and nausea. A common but untrue belief is that the smoking of cocaine chemically breaks down tooth enamel and causes tooth decay. Cocaine can cause involuntary tooth grinding, known as bruxism, which can deteriorate tooth enamel and lead to gingivitis. [83]