Opiate overdose in Dublin.

In this letter to the Editor, the authors explain the impact of patients who overdose on opiate drugs on Accident & Emergency units. An audit of cases of opiate overdose over a six-month period showed that 73% were male and the mean age was 26. A 32% increase in victims of acute opiate overdose was observed in the two-month period immediately after the introduction of the new methadone prescribing legislation. The authors conclude that Accident & Emergency Units have an important role to play in monitoring patterns of opiate use

Dimer detetermination to assess regression of deep venous thrombosis

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