Needle spiking, het drogeren met een injectienaald
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2023-03-16
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Koppen, Hille
Gresnigt, Femke M J
van Ruyven, Paula
Balai, Majorie
Schippers, Emile F
Nugteren-van Lonkhuyzen, AJJ
Touw, Daan J
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: In the Netherlands therewereseveralreports on needlespiking: people have found themselvessubjectedtosurreptitiousinjections. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 23-year-old female was seenafterbeingsurroundedby a group of men andfeltwhatshethought was a jab. She was abletoevadethegroup. Several minutes later sheexperienceddizziness, nausea andvomiting. On physical examination, a bleedingpuncturewound was seen on her upper arm withaccompanying erythema. Toxicology on bloodand urine didnot show evidenceforintoxicationotherthan alcohol which was higherthanwouldbesuspectedbythenumber of drinks thevictimreported. CONCLUSION: There is evidencethatpeople are puncturedwithneedles in busy surroundings like thenightlife. Possiblealso drugs are injected. Experiencedsymptomsbyvictims (n=19) wereheterogeneousandnotlikelyattributedtooneandthesamecausal drug. Toxicologydidnotrevealanysubstanceuntilnow.
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Male, Female, Humans, Young Adult, Adult, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Ethanol, Netherlands, Informed Consent, Taverne, General Medicine, Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article
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Koppen, H, Gresnigt, F M J, van Ruyven, P, Balai, M, Schippers, E F, Nugteren-van Lonkhuyzen, A & Touw, D J 2023, 'Needle spiking, het drogeren met een injectienaald', Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, vol. 167, no. 8, D7140. < https://www-ntvg-nl.proxy.library.uu.nl/artikelen/needle-spiking-het-drogeren-met-een-injectienaald >