The risk of emergency room treatment due to overdose in injection drug users

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-73

  Backmund, Markus ^a   Schuetz, Christian ^b   Meyer, Kirsten ^a   Edlin, Brian R ^c   Reimer, Jens ^d  

^a Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emergency room treatment; Injection drug user; Overdose

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BARBITURATES; CANNABIS; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; OVERDOSE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749104462     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550880802545192     Document Type: Article

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