Problem:
Assume you are called to the local emergency department for a consult as the psychiatric nurse practitioner on call. Choose an illicit substance which might be used by a child /teen in your area. Describe how this patient will present (physical signs and symptoms). Describe the specific mechanism of HOW this substance gets a person "high" from a physiological and neurotransmitter point of view. How would you then treat/care for this patient in the emergency department? Try to not duplicate a peer's chosen substance. If this cannot be done, then write about a substance common in your area. Provide at least 2 evidence based references in APA format.