TY - JOUR AU - Vallersnes, Odd Martin AU - Bjornaas, Mari A. AU - Lund, Cathrine AU - Jacobsen, Dag AU - Ekeberg, Øivind AU - Brekke, Mette PY - 2016 DA - 2016/08/09 TI - Follow-up of young patients after acute poisoning by substances of abuse: a comparative cohort study at an emergency outpatient clinic JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 398 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Young patients with acute poisoning by substances of abuse have increased mortality rates in the long term. In Oslo, Norway, most of these patients are treated at the Oslo Accident and Emergency Outpatient Clinic. The majority were discharged without follow-up. In 2010, the clinic implemented an intervention program for patients under the age of 23 presenting with acute poisoning by substances of abuse. The intervention was a brief motivational interview with a social worker before discharge, followed by a telephone consultation. Patients in need of further follow-up were identified and referred. Our objective was to study short-term effects of the intervention program on referrals to follow-up and repetition rates of acute poisoning. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-2200-6 DO - 10.1186/s13104-016-2200-6 ID - Vallersnes2016 ER -