Loperamide Trends in Abuse and Misuse Over 13 Years: 2002–2015

Abstract

With the increasing amount of information available on the Internet describing techniques for using loperamide either for self‐treatment of opioid withdrawal syndromes or for recreational use (so‐called legal highs), the objective was to describe a statewide poison control system's experience with loperamide misuse and abuse, with specific interest in cases of cardiotoxicity, and to determine if reported loperamide misuse or abuse cases have recently increased.