The Psychoactive Surveillance Consortium and Analysis Network (PSCAN): the first year.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The Psychoactive Surveillance Consortium and Analysis Network (PSCAN) is a national network of academic emergency departments (ED), analytical toxicologists and pharmacologists that collects clinical data paired with biological samples to identify and improve treatments of medical conditions arising from use of new psychoactive substances (NPS). The aim of this study was to gather clinical data with paired drug identification from NPS users who presented to EDs within PSCAN during its first year (2016-17).

Design

Observational study involving patient records and biological samples.

Setting

Seven academic emergency medical centers across the United States.

Participants

ED patients (n = 127) > 8 years of age with possible NPS use who were iden

SUBMITTER: Monte AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6982594 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature