Diazepam Protects Against the Enhanced Toxicity of Cocaine Adulterated With Atropine

• Main Authors: Daniela Braida (Author), Alessia Zani (Author), Valeria Capurro (Author), Giuseppe Rossoni (Author), Simona Pegorini (Author), Enzo Gori (Author), Mariaelvina Sala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

We examined the toxicity of cocatropine (cocaine/atropine mixture) and the therapeutic potential of diazepam on some behavioral and physiological parameters in rats. Atropine (20 and 60 mg/kg) or cocaine (40 mg/kg) alone did not induce any seizure or death, but the combination significantly increase...