Difference between the signs and symptoms of consumption and abstinence by Basuco y cocaine: Pilot study in Manizales, Colombia

Diferencia entre los signos y síntomas del consumo y la abstinencia por Basuco y Cocaína: estudio piloto en Manizales, Colombia

OObjetive: the Basuco is a psychoactive substance derived from the coca leaf, which has not been described the symptoms that generate the consumption or withdrawal syndrome, so they are included in the same syndromic group of cocaine. This study aims to identify if there are signs and symptoms characteristic of Basuco to improve diagnostic accuracy and facilitate syndromic management. Materials and methods: bservational and cross-sectional study, using a hetero-applied survey of patients who exclusively consumed Basuco, in which they were asked if they had presented certain signs and symptoms during the intoxication or during the withdrawal syndrome by Basuco. Results: during the consumption, the insomnia, hyporexia, decreased sensation of tiredness, delusions and social isolation were predominant, while during depression abstinence, irritability, hypersomnia and hyperphagia, associated with a sense of deterioration and desire to abandon the consume were more representative. Conclutions: the symptomatology of both intoxication and withdrawal syndrome by Basuco has important differences with respect to those generated by cocaine.