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Flower Power Gone Sour

Stephen R. Goldsmith, MD; Ira Frank, MD; J. Thomas Ungerleider, MD

JAMA. 1968;204(2):169-170.

Abstract
Asthmador (a stramonium-belladonna mixture) caused poisoning in two individuals. At a time when Asthmador ingestion is becoming increasingly popular as a hallucinogen, it is well to include it in the differential diagnosis of acute psychotic reactions. The clinical picture may be similar to that of a lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) psychosis. However, the marked pupillary dilatation, failure of the pupils to accommodate, and tachycardia seen with intoxication from Asthmador may be helpful in making the differential diagnosis.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Psychiatry, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine.

Footnotes
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