Study of Methamphetamine Use in Patients Referred to Emergency Ward of a General Hospital at North of Iran in 2017

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HADINEZHAD PEZHMAN; ZARGHAMI MEHRAN; MONTAZER HOSEIN; MOOSAZADEH MAHMOOD; Ghaderi Fattaneh

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Journal: Addiction and Health Year:2019 | Volume:11 | Issue:1 Page(s): 18-25

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Study of Methamphetamine Use in Patients Referred to Emergency Ward of a General Hospital at North of Iran in 2017

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Emergencies

Hospitals

General

Methamphetamine

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Background: Acute use of Methamphetamine affects the sympathetic system and causes symptoms like tachycardia, hypertension (HTN), tachypnea, peripheral blood vessels constriction, hyperthermia, and mydriasis that can lead to many medical complications. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the use of Methamphetamine, clinical symptoms, and admission causes in patients referred to emergency ward of Imam Khomeini General Hospital in Sari, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 3263 patients were enrolled in the census. The population was patients referred to emergency ward of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Sari, in 2017. Clinical signs and symptoms, test results, primary and definite diagnosis, and patients' status during discharge or referral were extracted from medical records. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software. Findings: A total of 3263 people were enrolled in the study. The prevalence of positive Methamphetamine test in patients referred to the emergency department was 1. 2%, which was significantly higher in men (P = 0. 017). The mean age was 39. 9 ± 17. 2 years. Methamphetamine users were more likely to be traumatized than the General population. There was a statistically significant difference in seizure (P = 0. 003), chest pain (P < 0. 001), tachycardia (P < 0. 001), palpitation (P < 0. 001), HTN (P = 0. 002), tachypnea (P = 0. 001), visual hallucinations (P = 0. 001), auditory hallucinations (P = 0. 001), paranoia (P = 0. 001), grandiosity (P = 0. 035), talkativeness (P = 0. 001), suicidal ideation (P < 0. 001), homicidal ideation (P = 0. 001), violence (P < 0. 001), and disorientation (P < 0. 001) in positive Methamphetamine test group. Conclusion: Methamphetamine use is more frequent in young men in the second and third decades of life. The most common clinical symptoms in these patients were HTN, chest pain, palpitations, tachycardia, seizure, aggression, anxiety, delusions, and hallucinations.

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HADINEZHAD, PEZHMAN, ZARGHAMI, MEHRAN, MONTAZER, HOSEIN, MOOSAZADEH, MAHMOOD, & Ghaderi, Fattaneh. (2019). Study of Methamphetamine Use in Patients Referred to Emergency Ward of a General Hospital at North of Iran in 2017. ADDICTION AND HEALTH, 11(1 ), 18-25. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/674404/en

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HADINEZHAD PEZHMAN, ZARGHAMI MEHRAN, MONTAZER HOSEIN, MOOSAZADEH MAHMOOD, Ghaderi Fattaneh. Study of Methamphetamine Use in Patients Referred to Emergency Ward of a General Hospital at North of Iran in 2017. ADDICTION AND HEALTH[Internet]. 2019;11(1 ):18-25. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/674404/en

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PEZHMAN HADINEZHAD, MEHRAN ZARGHAMI, HOSEIN MONTAZER, MAHMOOD MOOSAZADEH, and Fattaneh Ghaderi, “Study of Methamphetamine Use in Patients Referred to Emergency Ward of a General Hospital at North of Iran in 2017,” ADDICTION AND HEALTH, vol. 11, no. 1 , pp. 18–25, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/674404/en

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