Emergency Department, Clinical Emergency County Hospital, Romania
Research Article
Medical Emergencies Related Illicit Drugs-Ethanol, Cannabis and New Psychoactive Substances (NPS)
Author(s): Gabriela Grigorasi*, Diana Cimpoesu* and Anca Haisan
Drug consumption especially among teenagers is recognized as a major public health problem, with evidence that
its use has significant neurological and psychosocial health consequences. The present study aimed to describe
the acute recreational drug toxicity resulting in attendances to a large urban Emergency Department (ED) in the
North-East region of Romania. A descriptive retrospective study was conducted for a five months period which
included all patients admitted to the ED for voluntary/accidental exposure to ethanol, cannabis, cannabinoids and
new psychoactive (ethnobotanical) substances (NPS). The studied group included 60 patients, average age 37 years
old, with an increased incidence of consumption in the age group 21 years-30 years. The most commonly reported
clinical symptoms were: unrest reported by 75% patients, restlessness reported by 47% patients,.. View More»
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