@article{ref1,
title="Emergency department visits for drug poisoning: United States, 2008-2011",
journal="NCHS data brief",
year="2015",
author="Albert, Michael and McCaig, Linda and Uddin, Sayeedha",
volume="",
number="196",
pages="1-8",
abstract="KEY FINDINGS: During 2008-2011, an average of 1.1 million emergency department (ED) visits were made each year for drug poisoning, with a visit rate of 35.4 per 10,000 persons. The ED visit rate for drug poisoning was highest among persons aged 20-34. The rate declined with age after 20-34, and rates for those aged 0-19 were similar to those aged 50 and over. Drug-poisoning ED visit rates did not differ by sex and age, with the exception of persons aged 35-49, where females had a higher visit rate than males. The ED visit rate for unintentional drug poisoning was higher than self-inflicted drug poisoning overall and for males, but did not differ for females. About one-quarter (24.5%) of drug-poisoning ED visits resulted in hospital admission.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1941-4935",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}