Bromide Abuse: A Continuing Problem
CLARENCE E. MCDANAL JR. M.D.,
DAVID OWENS M.D., , and
WILLIAM M. BOLMAN M.D.
The authors present case material on eight patients who abused bromide drugs and also, with one exception, alcohol. Six were white housewives. They discuss the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of bromism and point out the need for increased awareness of bromide intoxication and stricter control of these drugs.