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Table 5 Patients in and not in contact with the intervention program

From: Follow-up of young patients after acute poisoning by substances of abuse: a comparative cohort study at an emergency outpatient clinic

 

In contact n (%)

Not in contact n (%)

Males

116 (52)

72 (51)

Oslo residents

120 (53)

68 (48)

Presented in weekend

154 (68)***

57 (40)

Suicidal intent

5 (2)*

11 (8)

Main toxic agents

 

Ethanol

190 (84)***

81 (57)

Opioids

11 (5)**

19 (13)

Benzodiazepines

7 (3)**

18 (13)

Central stimulants

7 (3)

6 (4)

GHBa

3 (1)**

11 (8)

Other

7 (3)

6 (4)

Follow-up b

 

Admitted psychiatric hospital

2 (1)

4 (3)

Admitted somatic hospital

13 (6)*

20 (14)

Addiction clinic

2 (1)

1 (1)

Psychiatric outpatient clinic

47 (21)

23 (16)

Child welfare services

15 (7)

8 (6)

Social services

23 (10)*

28 (20)

General practitioner

24 (11)*

6 (4)

Contact with parents

23 (10)**

3 (2)

Total

225 (100)

141 (100)

  1. Differences between targeted patients in and not in contact with the intervention program for young patients with acute poisoning by substances of abuse in 2012. The program established contact with 225 (61 %) of the 366 eligible patients
  2. aGamma-hydroxybutyrate
  3. bSome patients were referred to and/or already in treatment at several services
  4. * p < 0.05
  5. ** p < 0.01
  6. *** p < 0.001