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Using Linked Data to Identify Pathways of Reporting Overdose Events in British Columbia, 2015 - 2017
International Journal of Population Data Science, 2022 Introduction Overdose events related to illicit opioids and other substances are a public health crisis in Canada. The BC Provincial Overdose Cohort is a collection of linked datasets identifying drug-related toxicity events, including death, ambulance,
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BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Effective responses to the worsening drug overdose epidemic require accurate and timely drug overdose surveillance data. The objectives of this paper are to describe the development, functionality, and accuracy of the Suspected Potential ...
Karli R. Hochstatter +5 more
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Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2022 Background: Naloxone distributed to people at risk for opioid overdose has been associated with reduced overdose death rates; however, associations of retail pharmacy-distributed naloxone with overdose mortality have not been evaluated.
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Spatial-temporal trends in the risk of illicit drug toxicity death in British Columbia
BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Illicit drug poisoning (overdose) continues to be an important public health problem with overdose-related deaths currently recorded at an unprecedented level. Understanding the geographic variations in fatal overdose mortality is necessary to
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Amlodipine Overdose: Is High Dose Insulin Ready for Prime Time
Hearts, 2022 Overdose of amlodipine, a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (CCB), is distinguished from other CCBs due to longer plasma half-life of 30 to 58 h.
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Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2005 Paroxetine is a commonly used antidepressant with a safe side-effect profile. A case of paroxetine overdose (560 mg) is reported in an 18-year-old female who attempted suicide and recovered without any sequelae, requiring only supportive treatment.
Gupta, Arun K. +4 more
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Advances in Public Health, 2022 Introduction. Bystanders at overdose events often hesitate to call 911 due to fear of police involvement. To address this, in 2016, British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) introduced a policy to not routinely inform police of overdose events ...
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The American Journal of Medicine, 1986 A 59-year-old man ingested 900 mg of nifedipine. Profound hypotension, sinus and atrioventricular node dysfunction, and hyperglycemia resulted. The patient's condition responded favorably to aggressive treatment with intravenous fluids, calcium, and dopamine.
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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2013 We describe the case of a 24-year-old woman who intentionally ingested between 400 and 600 mg of amlodipine along with a large number of simvastatin and trazodone tablets.
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