Acute Alcohol Poisoning in Bulgarian Adolescents

Loukova, A.; Stankova, Evgenia

doi:10.5505/1304.7361.2011.82473

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“…They also pose the highest health risk due to their unknown content. Our analysis has shown that male adolescents were more likely to use NPSs, as confirmed in both the Polish and global literature [ 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ].…”

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Children Intoxicated with Psychoactive Substances: The Health Status on Admission to Hospital Based on Medical Records

Kosiorek,

Lewko,

Romankiewicz

2024

JCM

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Introduction: Alcohol is the most common psychoactive substance among young people. The use of psychoactive substances gives rise to a number of health, social, moral and economic problems. The aim of the study was to characterise the symptoms reported by children and adolescents presenting with psychoactive substance intoxication on admission to hospital. Methods: The study included a group of 303 patients aged 0 to 18 years, diagnosed with psychoactive substance intoxication. This retrospective study assessed medical records of patients hospitalised at the Provincial Specialist Children’s Hospital in Olsztyn between 2016 and 2018. Results: Body temperature on admission varied depending on the type of psychoactive substance taken (χ2 = 14.12, p < 0.006). Girls were more likely to have an increased heart rate than boys. An analysis of the symptoms of intoxication over the years 2016–2018 showed significant differences in the incidence of the following symptoms: disturbed consciousness (χ2 = 8.75, p < 0.01), visual disorders (χ2 = 8.02, p < 0.02), loss of consciousness (χ2 = 37.71, p < 0.000001), drowsiness (χ2 = 7.33, p < 0.03), hypothermia (χ2 = 18.95, p < 0.00008) and gait disturbances (χ2 = 13.08, p < 0.002). Conclusions: Girls are more likely to use stimulants such as alcohol and cigarettes, while boys are more likely to opt for designer drugs. The number of patients hospitalised more than once increases every year. Gastrointestinal intoxication with psychoactive substances was most common. The most severe intoxication was associated with alcohol intake, while the most intense pain was reported by patients poisoned with other psychoactive substances.

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Children Intoxicated with Psychoactive Substances: The Health Status on Admission to Hospital Based on Medical Records

Kosiorek,

Lewko,

Romankiewicz

2024

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“…In contrast, Sierosławski showed in his survey that beer is the most popular alcohol among male adolescents (23) . It can be therefore concluded that paediatric admissions due to less potent alcohol (beer) are less common than those associated with consuming strong liquors, such as vodka (10,17,24) . Consumption of alcohol in large quantities, especially those that exceed the threshold of intoxication, is particularly dangerous, primarily for the health of young people using psychoactive substances, but also for public order.…”

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Intoxication with psychoactive substances as a cause of paediatric hospital admissions: an observational study

Kosiorek,

Lewko,

Romankiewicz

et al. 2023

Pediatr Med Rodz

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Introduction and objective: Psychoactive substances intoxication among children and adolescents still poses a significant problem. Objective: The aim of the study was to assess paediatric patients intoxicated with psychoactive substances, who were admitted to a children’s hospital and their history of comorbidities. Materials and methods: This retrospective study assessed medical records of paediatric patients hospitalised in the Provincial Specialist Children’s Hospital in Olsztyn in the period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018. The study included a group of 303 patients aged 0–18 years, diagnosed with intoxication with psychoactive substances. Results: In the analysed period, 303 paediatric patients were admitted due to intoxication with psychoactive substances, accounting for 0.45% of all hospitalised patients. The mean age of the patients was 14.83 ± 2.88 years. Among them there were 158 (52.15%) girls and 145 (47.85%) boys. Conclusions: Among children, poisoning occurs most often outside home (party, public place, plot, park). Medications and alcohol are the most common psychoactive substances used by adolescents. In the analysed period, poisonings in young people between 15 and 16 years of age were most often caused by alcohol consumption, while poisoning with other psychoactive substances most often occurred between 17 and 18 years of age. Patients with one comorbid disease were found more likely to use psychoactive substances compared to others, while patients with more than one comorbid disease use psychoactive substances and mixed drugs. Patients without comorbidities are more likely to consume alcohol.

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Acute Alcohol Poisoning in Bulgarian Adolescents

Cited by 2 publications

References 7 publications

Children Intoxicated with Psychoactive Substances: The Health Status on Admission to Hospital Based on Medical Records

Children Intoxicated with Psychoactive Substances: The Health Status on Admission to Hospital Based on Medical Records

Intoxication with psychoactive substances as a cause of paediatric hospital admissions: an observational study

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