Is methamphetamine blood concentration in emergency department patients associated with the clinical picture?

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study aimed to describe clinical features and outcomes of patients presenting to the emergency department with analytically confirmed methamphetamine intoxication, to determine the blood concentration of methamphetamine and to test its association with clinical findings.

Design

The Western Australian Illicit Substance Evaluation (WISE) study is a prospective observational cohort study.

Setting

Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department, Perth, Australia, between 2016 and 2018.

Participants

Patients suspected to be intoxicated with a stimulant, hallucinogenic or cannabinoid substance and who required intravenous access or blood tests as part of standard care. Those predominantly alcohol intoxicated, behaviourally disturbed or opioid intoxicated were exc

SUBMITTER: McCutcheon D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11986284 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature