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  2. Abuse of emetics

Abuse of emetics

Nature

Emetics are substances that induce vomiting. They are useful agents to empty the stomach after accidental ingestion of poisons or drug overdose. They can be abusively administered as a form of torture or as self destructive behaviour, such as occurs with anorexia nervosa.

Broader

Aggravates

Vomiting
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Bulimia nervosa
Presentable
Anorexia nervosa
Presentable

Related

Violent purgatives
Unpresentable

Value

Abuse
Yet to rate

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Societal problems » Maltreatment
  • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J1006
    DOCID
    12010060
    D7NID
    155304
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020