Hospital and prehospital emergency service utilisation as an impact of acute recreational drug and ethanol toxicity

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 129-137

  Archer, J R H ^a   Dargan, P I ^a,b   Wood, D M ^a,b   Winstock, A R ^b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Prevalence; Recreational drugs; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

1 BENZYLPIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; 2,5 DIMETHOXY 4 IODOPHENETHYLAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 BROMO 2,5 DIMETHOXYPHENETHYLAMINE; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; CATHINONE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; ISOPROPYL NITRATE; KETAMINE; LYSERGIDE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLENEDIOXYPYROVALERONE; METHYLONE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; PYROVALERONE; RECREATIONAL DRUG; SILDENAFIL; TEMAZEPAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSHROOM; PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALVIA DIVINORUM;

EID: 84874586755     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2012.707283     Document Type: Article

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