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July 19, 2024Emergency Medicine AustralasiaOpen Access

Growing burden of gamma‐hydroxybutyrate intoxication on emergency department resource utilisation

Ingrid Berling Katherine Isoardi Keith M. Harris Michael A. Downes Caitlyn J Lovett Geoffrey K. Isbister

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Abstract

Recreational gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) use is rising in Australia. We aimed to describe ED presentation patterns related to GHB over time and the impact this has on ED resource use.

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Berling et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e5fb74b6db64358758f453 https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14467

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