Methamphetamine-related Psychiatric Visits to an Urban Academic Emergency Department: An Observational Study

Rates and features of methamphetamine‐related presentations to emergency departments: An integrative literature review

“…The results for percentage of methamphetamine‐related presentations for the remaining studies were 1% (Bunting et al., ), 1.4% (Richards et al., ), 1.8% (Cloutier et al., ) and 1.9% (Hendrickson et al., ). Interestingly, the studies conducted in the United States had similar results (Cloutier et al., ; Hendrickson et al., , ), except for Richards et al. () whose result was much lower.…”

“…The number of participants varied from 60 methamphetamine‐related ED presentations to 461 ( N = 2,200) with an average of 234. The studies looked at four different types of participants: street‐involved youth (Marshall et al., ), overdoses presenting to ED (Wood et al., ), psychiatric methamphetamine‐related presentations (Cloutier et al., ; Pasic et al., ; Toles et al., ) and methamphetamine‐related presentations (Bunting et al., ; Hendrickson et al., , ; Richards et al., ).…”

The impact of amphetamine-type stimulants on emergency services

“…Cloutier et al [3] focused on methamphetamine-related visits to psychiatrists. They claimed that in 2010, 18.7% of visits to an emergency department as a result of methamphetamine use were associated with psychiatric complaints or diagnoses.…”

“…Amphetamine-type substances (ATS) are a group of substances composed of synthetic stimulants that include amphetamines, metamphetamines, metha cathinone and the 'ecstasy'-group substances (3,4 methylenedeoxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and its analogues [1].…”

Association of Leukocytosis with Amphetamine and Cocaine Use

“…Many have concomitant psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and personality disorders which may shroud their illicit drug use [2]. These patients may be depressed and also present to the ED for suicidal or homicidal ideations and/or attempts [3].…”