U.S. trends in methamphetamine-involved psychiatric hospitalizations in the United States, 2015-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the U.S., overdose deaths and substance treatment admissions related to methamphetamine are rising. This study aims to measure and compare U.S. temporal trends in methamphetamine-involved psychiatric hospitalizations.

Methods

We conducted a population-based, trend analysis of U.S. psychiatric hospitalizations and calculated quarterly (Q) rates per 100,000 population of substance-involved psychiatric hospitalizations. We assessed U.S. regional quarterly percentage hospitalization rate changes using Joinpoint regression.

Results

From Q4 2015-Q4 2019, there were 963,202 psychiatric hospitalizations, 50,223 (5.2 %) involved methamphetamine and 102,877 (10.7 %) involved opioids and/or cocaine without methamphetamine. Methamphetamine-involved psychiatric hospi

SUBMITTER: Calcaterra SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11343609 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature