Drug Misuse in Adolescents Presenting to the Emergency Department
Finkelstein Y, Goel G, Hutson J, Armstrong J, Baum C, Wax P, Brent J. Drug Misuse in Adolescents Presenting to the Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, 33: 451-456. PMID: 26466148, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug misuseEmergency departmentPrescription medicationsCentral nervous system abnormalitiesCentral nervous system impairmentMedical toxicology consultationObservational cohort studyNervous system impairmentNervous system abnormalitiesPolypharmacy exposureToxicology consultationCombination of therapeuticsCohort studyCase RegistryClinical indicationsSystem abnormalitiesHigh indexFrontline cliniciansMedicationsCounter drugsToxicology screeningSpecific toxidromeIllicit substancesSystem impairmentReliable history