The South Australian Emergency Department Admission Blood Psychoactive Testing (EDABPT) program: First results

Sam Alfred; Peter Stockham; Emma Partridge; Alastair Ward; Hannah Green; Jake Mallon; Chris Kostakis; Andrew Camilleri; Daniel Haustead

doi:10.5694/mja2.51907

The South Australian Emergency Department Admission Blood Psychoactive Testing (EDABPT) program: First results

Sam Alfred, Peter Stockham, Emma Partridge, Alastair Ward, Hannah Green, Jake Mallon, Chris Kostakis, Andrew Camilleri, Daniel Haustead

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Abstract

Illicit drug use and its associated harms are growing public health problems. In Australia, it is involved in 6.9% of emergency department (ED) presentations1 and unintentional drug-related death is a growing cause of death among young people.2 Nevertheless, toxicological testing is rarely performed during illicit drug-related ED presentations, and information about the patterns of illicit drug use associated with such presentations is limited to statements by patients and clinicians’ interpretations of their clinical features.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	376-377
Number of pages	2
Journal	Medical Journal of Australia
Volume	218
Issue number	8
Early online date	28 Mar 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51907
Publication status	Published - May 2023

Keywords

Drug misuse
Drug overdose
Policy, drugs and alcohol
Prescription drug misuse
Street drugs
Toxicology

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The South Australian Emergency Department Admission Blood Psychoactive Testing (EDABPT) program: First results

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