Back to Search
Start Over
Prevalence and Consequences of the Nonmedical Use of Amphetamine Among Persons Calling Poison Control Centers
- Source :
- Journal of Attention Disorders. 23:1219-1228
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2019.
-
Abstract
- Objective: To describe consequences of the nonmedical use (NMU) of prescription amphetamines (AMPs). Method: Data from the U.S. National Poison Data System yielded four groups: intravenous NMU ( IV NMU) intentionally injected AMP, Nasal NMU intentionally inhaled AMP but did not inject, Oral NMU intentionally ingested AMP, and controls reported unintentional oral exposure to AMP. Results: The Nasal NMU group was at greater risk of admission to a health care facility. All NMU groups were at greater risk for adverse clinical effects. IV NMU had the greatest number of adverse effects, followed by Nasal and Oral NMU. Nasal NMU had a greater risk for major medical outcomes versus Oral NMU. The IV NMU group was 21.9 times more likely to die from AMP NMU than controls. Oral NMU conferred a significantly greater risk of suicide attempts. Conclusion: Oral and nonoral NMU of AMP are associated with significant risks of morbidity and mortality.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Poison Control Centers
05 social sciences
Poison control
030227 psychiatry
Amphetamine
03 medical and health sciences
Clinical Psychology
0302 clinical medicine
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Internal medicine
Prevalence
Developmental and Educational Psychology
medicine
Humans
Central Nervous System Stimulants
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Nasal administration
Medical prescription
Psychology
Adverse effect
050104 developmental & child psychology
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15571246 and 10870547
- Volume :
- 23
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Attention Disorders
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6c9dd00eaf0cf5ff98a0404243023576