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Increasing emergency department attendances in central London with methamphetamine toxicity and associated harms.

James T HarnettPaul I DarganAlison M DinesJohn R H ArcherShaun Lawrence GreeneLaura J HunterDavid M Wood
Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2021)
ED attendances in central London relating to methamphetamine use have risen over the last decade. Combining methamphetamine with GHB/GBL is common and is associated with a higher Poisoning Severity Score and need for ICU level care. Further work is required to establish whether further resources need to be directed at this clinical and public health problem.
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