Table 1 Toxic agents reported in recreational drug toxicity
From: Gender differences in acute recreational drug toxicity: a case series from Oslo, Norway
Outpatient clinic | Hospital ED | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Females n (%) | Males n (%) | Females n (%) | Males n (%) | |
Heroin | 185 (37.1)*** | 808 (47.0) | 19 (27.9) | 59 (28.2) |
Benzodiazepines | 167 (33.5) | 545 (31.7) | 9 (13.2) | 38 (18.2) |
Amphetamine | 120 (24.0)* | 339 (19.7) | 15 (22.1) | 64 (30.6) |
GHB | 72 (14.4)*** | 147 (8.6) | 41 (60.3)** | 76 (36.4) |
Cannabis | 55 (11.0) | 206 (12.0) | 8 (11.8) | 25 (12.0) |
Cocaine | 22 (4.4) | 115 (6.7) | 5 (7.4) | 34 (16.3) |
MDMA | 16 (3.2) | 45 (2.6) | 3 (4.4) | 7 (3.3) |
Methadone | 12 (2.4) | 48 (2.8) | – | 2 (1.0) |
Buprenorphine | 12 (2.4) | 41 (2.4) | – | 3 (1.4) |
Other/unknown opioid | 32 (6.4) | 121 (7.0) | 3 (4.4) | 10 (4.8) |
Other/unknown | 33 (6.6) | 116 (6.7) | 12 (17.6) | 35 (16.7) |
Alcohola | 115 (23.0) | 451 (26.2) | 30 (44.1) | 80 (38.3) |
Totalb | 499 (100) | 1719 (100) | 68 (100) | 209 (100) |