Study of some related factors to persons with acute narcotic intoxication
- Author:
To Van Hai
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
narcotic intoxication
- MeSH:
Narcotics;
Poisoning;
Heroin
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2003;287(8):42-47
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
At the emergency Department of Thanh Nhan Hospital from Jan 1998 to Nov 1999, 103 cases (95.15% male and 86.41% aged 16-30) of acute intoxication of drug were studied, 7.67% subjects originated from Ha Noi and 22.33% from different provinces. The rate of urban origin accounts for 85.44%, rural 14.56%. In the year 1999, acute drug intoxicated subjects who admitted to this hospital were 1.71 times higher versus the year 1998, and the most common number concentrated on the months 8, 7, 3, 2, 11, 10. Labourers without permanent jobs occupy 8.58%, student 10.68% of the total subject. 94.18% of case had an addictive duration above 1 year, 85.44% using venous injectable opium and its decant, 14.56% using inhaled heroin
