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 WoodPublished 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.