Suspected GHB Overdoses in the Emergency Department
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GHB Overdoses in the Emergency Department
Blood specimens from 146 suspected gamma.hydroxybutyrate (GHB) overdose cases, presenting to an emergency department in Washington State over a 12-month period, were analyzed for GHB and other drugs. Of these 146 patients, GHB was confirmed in approximately one-third of the patients (N = 54), sometimes in potentially toxic concentrations. These patients were aged between 17 and 59 years (median...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Analytical Toxicology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0146-4760,1945-2403
DOI: 10.1093/jat/28.6.481