Biomaterial Database

Drug misuse in adolescence. 1987

Y H Carter, and W J Robson

Problems of adolescent drug misuse are increasingly common. A retrospective study was undertaken to compare the data from adolescents who attended the accident and emergency department of an urban children's hospital in 1981 and 1985. Epidemiological characteristics of both groups are detailed. The results are discussed and the feasibility of units specialising in the management of adolescents who have misused drugs is considered.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011039	Poison Control Centers	Facilities which provide information concerning poisons and treatment of poisoning in emergencies.	Centers, Poison Control,Center, Poison Control,Control Centers, Poison,Poison Control Center
D011041	Poisoning	A condition or physical state produced by the ingestion, injection, inhalation of or exposure to a deleterious agent.	Poisonings
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D004739	England	A part of Great Britain within the United Kingdom.
D005260	Female		Females
D006760	Hospitalization	The confinement of a patient in a hospital.	Hospitalizations
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000059	Accidents	Unexpected and unintentional events, typically resulting in ACCIDENTAL INJURIES.	Accident
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths