it is taken). Stimulant effects such as eupho ria, increased pulse an d blood pressure, and
psychomotor activity are most commonly seen . Depressant effects such as sadness, brady-
cardia, decreased blood pressure, and decr eased psychomotor activity are less common
and generally emerge only wi th chronic high-dose use. 
Differential Diagnosis
Stimulant-induced disorders. Stimulant intoxication is distinguished from the other
stimulant-induced disorders (e.g., stimulant- induced depressive di sorder, bipolar disor-
der, psychotic disorder, anxiety disorder) because the severity of the intoxication symp-
toms exceeds that associated with the stim ulant-induced disorders, and the symptoms
warrant independent clinical attention. Stimulant intoxication delirium would be distin-
guished by a disturbance in level of  awareness and change in cognition.