Ice in the Outback: the epidemiology of amphetamine-type stimulant-related hospital admissions and presentations to the emergency department in Hedland, Western Australia.

CONCLUSIONS: This study showed a disproportionally high burden of ATS-related harm among Aboriginal people. The number of ATS-related ED presentations and inpatient admissions increased significantly over the study period. PMID: 29533079 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29533079?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australasian Psychiatry - March 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Monahan C, Coleman M Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research