Cullen, Walter and Griffin, S and Bury, Gerard and Plunkett, P (2003) Opiate overdose in Dublin. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 172, (1), p. 46. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02914788.
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In this letter to the Editor, the authors explain the impact of patients who overdose on opiate drugs on Accident & Emergency units. An audit of cases of opiate overdose over a six-month period showed that 73% were male and the mean age was 26. A 32% increase in victims of acute opiate overdose was observed in the two-month period immediately after the introduction of the new methadone prescribing legislation. The authors conclude that Accident & Emergency Units have an important role to play in monitoring patterns of opiate use.
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Drug use disorder > Drug intoxication > Poisoning (overdose)
P Demography, epidemiology, and history > Population dynamics > Substance related mortality / death
T Demographic characteristics > Person who injects drugs (Intravenous / injecting)
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland > Dublin
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