Increasing illicit use of nitrous oxide in presentations to NSW emergency departments

Med J Aust. 2019 Nov;211(9):429-429.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50377. Epub 2019 Oct 17.

Authors

Anna Bethmont¹, Claire E Harper², Betty Sh Chan³, Andrew H Dawson^{4

5}, Jeremy McAnulty¹

Affiliations

¹ Health Protection NSW, NSW Health, Sydney, NSW.
² Ministry of Health New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
³ Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Services, Sydney, NSW.
⁴ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
⁵ NSW Poisons Information Service, Sydney, NSW.

PMID: 31625166
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.50377

No abstract available

Keywords: Drug misuse.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Criminal Behavior
Emergency Service, Hospital*
Female
Humans
Inhalant Abuse / epidemiology*
Male
Mental Disorders / epidemiology
Nervous System Diseases / epidemiology
New South Wales / epidemiology
Nitrous Oxide*
Self-Injurious Behavior / epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology
Syncope / epidemiology
Unconsciousness / epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries / epidemiology
Young Adult

Substances

Nitrous Oxide