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Marked Increase in Amphetamine-Related Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Admissions in Toronto, Canada, 2014-2021.

Vitor Soares TardelliSamantha JohnstoneBin XuSoyeon KimHelena K KimDavid GratzerTony P GeorgeBernard Le FollDavid Jonathan Castle
Published in: Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie (2022)
Prevalence of amphetamine use, mostly from methamphetamine, has been increasing in Toronto as have co-occurring psychiatric disorders and opioid use. Our findings highlight the need for increases in accessible efficacious treatments for complex populations with polysubstance use and co-occurring disorders.
Keyphrases
  • emergency department
  • risk factors
  • palliative care
  • mental health
  • acute care
  • genetic diversity