General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 55-60 , January 2008

Drugs of abuse among acute psychiatric and medical admissions: laboratory based identification of prevalence and drug influence

  • Jon Mordal, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Lovisenberg Deaconal Hospital, NO-0440 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Psychiatric Department, Lovisenberg Deaconal Hospital, NO-0440 Oslo, Norway. Tel.: +47 23226000, fax: +47 23226063.
    • ,
  • Jørgen G. Bramness, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Forensic Toxicology and Drug Abuse, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, NO-0403 Oslo, Norway
    • Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, NO-0403 Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Bjørn Holm, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Lovisenberg Deaconal Hospital, NO-0440 Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Jørg Mørland, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Forensic Toxicology and Drug Abuse, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, NO-0403 Oslo, Norway
    • Institute of Pharmacology, University of Oslo, NO-0316, Norway

Received 8 August 2007 ,Accepted 16 October 2007.

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PII: S0163-8343(07)00194-6

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.10.006

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 55-60 , January 2008

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