Shafi Abu, Gallagher Paul, Stewart Neil, Martinotti Giovanni, Corazza Ornella
Highgate Mental Health Centre, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
College Lane Campus, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
Hum Psychopharmacol. 2017 May;32(3). doi: 10.1002/hup.2606. Epub 2017 Jun 19.
Novel psychoactive substance (NPS) availability is increasing at a phenomenal rate and so is their associated misuse. Currently, the harms associated with NPS misuse are unclear. This report presents the initial findings of a continuing study looking into the impact of NPS misuse on admissions to an acute mental health facility in London. Violence preadmission and violence during admission have been found to be significant in NPS misusers compared to non-NPS substance misusers. Our findings have important consequences for acute mental health, emergency, and public health services. NPS misusers require specific assessment and risk management to reduce the risk of violence towards others.
新型精神活性物质（NPS）的可得性正以惊人的速度增长，其相关的滥用情况亦是如此。目前，与NPS滥用相关的危害尚不清楚。本报告展示了一项持续研究的初步结果，该研究旨在探究NPS滥用对伦敦一家急性精神卫生机构收治情况的影响。与非NPS物质滥用者相比，已发现NPS滥用者入院前的暴力行为和住院期间的暴力行为更为显著。我们的研究结果对急性精神卫生、急诊和公共卫生服务具有重要影响。NPS滥用者需要进行特定的评估和风险管理，以降低对他人实施暴力的风险。
