Toxicity, Amphetamine: Multimedia

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Keywords

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Neal Handly, MD, MS, MSc, Associate Research Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hahnemann Hospital; Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
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Miguel C Fernández, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACMT, FACCT, Associate Clinical Professor; Medical and Managing Director, South Texas Poison Center, Department of Surgery/Emergency Medicine and Toxicology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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