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Illicit drugs in the emergency department: Can we determine on clinical grounds if patients are intoxicated? Results from the Western Australian Illicit Substance Evaluation (WISE) study

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Illicit drugs in the emergency department: Can we determine on clinical grounds if patients are intoxicated? Results from the Western Australian Illicit Substance Evaluation (WISE) study

Publisher

Surry Hills: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Journal title

Drug and alcohol review, 2023-11, Vol.42 (7), p.1807-1815

Language

English

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Surry Hills: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

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Contents

IntroductionPresentations related to illicit drugs are a feature of emergency department practice. Clinicians may form a belief that a patient is intoxicated with illicit drugs based on patient self‐report, clinical features on presentation and the local prevalence of illicit drug use. But evidence of the accuracy of this assessment is lacking. The...

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Illicit drugs in the emergency department: Can we determine on clinical grounds if patients are intoxicated? Results from the Western Australian Illicit Substance Evaluation (WISE) study

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2852629861

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2852629861

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ISSN

0959-5236

E-ISSN

1465-3362

DOI

10.1111/dar.13738

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