Drugs of abuse: Clinical features and management
Glyn Volans Director National Poisons Information Service (London)
John Henry Professor of Accident and Emergency Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington
Elizabeth Schofield and colleagues discuss the management of patients presenting in the A&E department following abuse of street drugs
Serious reactions following drug abuse tire relatively rare, nevertheless, attendances at A&E departments are frequent. The stimulant drugs MDMA, amphetamine and cocaine alone accounted for 3.1 per cent of enquiries to NP1S (London) in 1996.
Emergency Nurse.
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doi: 10.7748/en.5.6.17.s18
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