Ghodse A H
Int J Addict. 1979 Apr;14(3):365-76. doi: 10.3109/10826087909054588.
During a 1-month prospective study of patients presenting to 62 London Casualty Departments with drug-related problems, 395 drug-dependent individuals were identified. A comparison of these drug-dependent and nondependent patients attending casualty during the same period with the same presenting problem of drug overdose showed statistically significant differences in demographic characteristics and patterns of drug use between the two groups. The importance of identifying previously unrecognized drug-dependent individuals during their casualty attendance is discussed.
在一项针对前往伦敦62家急诊部门就诊且有药物相关问题患者的为期1个月的前瞻性研究中，识别出了395名药物依赖个体。对这些药物依赖和非依赖患者在同一时期因药物过量这一相同就诊问题前往急诊的情况进行比较，结果显示两组在人口统计学特征和药物使用模式上存在统计学显著差异。文中讨论了在这些患者前往急诊就诊期间识别此前未被认识到的药物依赖个体的重要性。
