@article{ref1,
title="Nutmeg intoxication in Texas, 1998-2004",
journal="Human and experimental toxicology",
year="2005",
author="Forrester, Mathias B.",
volume="24",
number="11",
pages="563-566",
abstract="Nutmeg is a spice that contains volatile oils comprised of alkyl benzene derivatives (myristicin, elemicin, safrole, etc.), terpenes and myristic acid. Nutmeg has a long history of abuse. This study describes the nutmeg ingestion calls received by Texas poison centers from 1998 to 2004. There were 17 calls involving nutmeg ingestion, of which 64.7% involved intentional abuse. When abuse and non-abuse ingestions were compared, abuse ingestions were more likely to involve males (100 versus 66.7%) and adolescents (55.6 versus 16.7%). The majority of both abuse and non-abuse calls were managed outside of health care facilities (54.5 and 66.7%, respectively). None of the ingestions resulted in more than moderate clinical effects or death.",
language="",
issn="0960-3271",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}