Rising Ketamine Poisoning Cases During Epidemic: Study from University of Hong Kong

2024-01-12 10:22:00

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  • Research from the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Hong Kong shows that the number of ketamine poisoning cases continues to increase during the epidemic

A study by the Department of Emergency Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong found that the number of poisoning cases involving ketamine use increased during the epidemic, from 83 cases before the epidemic to 96 cases during the epidemic. The patients were also older, with a median age of 35 years old, and more at the same time. There was drinking and violent behavior.

The study was conducted from January 2017 to January last year and analyzed more than 1,450 acute poisoning cases reported to the Hong Kong Poison Control Center from the emergency departments of public hospitals, involving five major types of drugs: methamphetamine, cocaine, cannabis, heroin and ketamine.

Lam Pei-kin, associate professor of clinical practice at the Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong, said that there is a group of regular users of ketamine, and it is inferred that the market price is lower than other drugs, so the number of people poisoned by ketamine abuse is high, and the situation is worthy of attention. He said that the data showed that even if the authorities closed social and entertainment venues during the epidemic, the effectiveness in combating acute poisoning caused by drug abuse was limited. He believed that the referral network of social workers and non-governmental drug rehabilitation and treatment services could be further strengthened, and that young people also needed to be strengthened. of public education.

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Wu Xueqin, a social worker who has been engaged in drug rehabilitation counseling for many years, described the drug market and citizens’ lives as if they were in “parallel time and space”. Many drug users take drugs in hidden places, so they are not affected by the restriction on gatherings during the epidemic. In addition, many people During the epidemic, work and emotions were troubled, and the pressure was high, which led to an increase in drug abuse.


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