Substance Intoxication
Alcohol Slurred speech, incoordination,
unsteady gait, nystagmus,
impairment in
attention/memory, stupor/coma,
aggressive behaviour, mood
liability
Caffeine Restlessness, nervousness,
excitement, insomnia, flushed
face, diuresis, GI disturbance,
muscle twitching, rambling flow
of thought&speech, tachycardia,
periods of inexhaustibility,
psychomotor agitation
Cannabis Conjuctival injection, increased
appetite, dry mouth, tachycardia
Withdrawal
Autonomic hyperactivity(sweating),
increased hand tremor, insomnia,
N/V, hallucination/illusion,
psychomotor agitation, anxiety,
generalized tonic-clonic seizure
Headache, fatigue/drowsiness,
dysphoric mood, depressed
mood/irritability, difficulty
concentrating, flu-like symptoms (N,V,
muscle pain)
Irritability, anger/aggression,
nervousness/anxiety, sleep difficulty,
decreased appetite, restlessness,
depressed mood, abd pain, tremor,
sweating, fever, chills, headache
 Intoxication Withdrawal
Opiod Drowsiness/coma, slurred speech, Dysphoric mood, N/V, muscle
impaired attention/memory, aches, lacrimation/rhinorrhea,
pupillary constriction pupillary dilation, piloerection,
sweating, diarrhea, yawning,
fever, insomnia
Sedative, hypnotic, Slurred speech, incoordination, Autonomic hyperactivity, hand
anxiolytic unsteady gait, nystagmus, tremor, insomnia, N/V,
impaired attention/memory, hallucination, psychomotor
stupor/coma agitation, anxiety, grand mal
seizures
Stimulant Tachycardia/bradycardia, pupillary Dysphoric mood, fatigue, vivid
dilation, elevated/lowered BP, unpleasant dream,
perspiration/chills, N/V, weight insomnia/hypersomnia, increased
loss, psychomotor agitation, appetite, psychomotor agitation
muscle weakness, respiratory
depression, chest pain, cardiac
arrhythmias, confusion, seizures
 Intoxication Withdrawal
Tobacco Irritability, frustration, anger,
anxiety, difficulty concentrating,
increased appetite, restlessness,
depressed mood, insomnia
Phencyclidine Nystagmus,
hypertension/tachycardia,
numbness, ataxia, dysarthria,
muscle rigidity, seizures/coma,
hyperacusis
Other hallucinogens Pupillary dilation, tachycardia,
(other than sweating, palpitation, blurring of
phencyclidine) vision, tremors, incoordination
Inhalant Dizziness, nystagmus,
incoordination, slurred speech,
unsteady gait, lethargy, depressed
reflexes, psychomotor agitation,
tremor, muscle weakness, blurred
vision, diplopia, stupor/coma,
euphoria