RT Book, Section A1 Becker, Heather J. A1 Baum, Carl R. A2 Zaoutis, Lisa B. A2 Chiang, Vincent W. SR Print(0) ID 1146123910 T1 Drugs of Abuse T2 Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071829281 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146123910 RD 2024/03/28 AB Drugs of abuse continue to have a significant impact on healthcare utilization in the pediatric population. The pediatric hospitalist should consider drugs of abuse in the differential diagnosis of any patient who presents with altered mental status (hallucinations, stupor, coma), abnormal motor activity (tremor, seizure), or behavioral disturbance (agitation, outburst, withdrawal, depression, suicidal or homicidal ideation).