[Intravenous drug users in Iceland: Use of emergency departments, hospital admissions and mortality]
| Autor: | Bjarni O. Rafnar, Magnús Haraldsson, Guðrún Dóra Bjarnadóttir |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Drug
medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Population Iceland Disease Drug Users Health services medicine Humans education Substance Abuse Intravenous media_common Retrospective Studies education.field_of_study Intravenous drug Methylphenidate business.industry Mortality rate General Medicine medicine.disease Substance abuse Emergency medicine business Emergency Service Hospital medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Laeknabladid. 107(9) |
| ISSN: | 1670-4959 |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION Drug abuse is a significant contributor to premature disease and mortality. Drug users are less likely to attend traditional Primary Health Care and more likely to present to Emergency Departments with their problems. Drug users often present late for treatment and find difficult ot engage and follow through treatment in standard models of health services. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study is retrospective. 108 intravenous drug users were identified upon admission to one of three intpatient addiction treatment centres in Iceland in the years 2012-2013. Case notes for the two years leading to admission were examined. RESULTS The study group had significantyl more contacts with Emergency Departments than a matched sample from the community (p |
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