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February 5, 2026Saudi Medical Journal0 citationsOpen Access

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Amphetamine Associated Emergency Department Visits at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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MAMohammed K. AlsharefMAMahdi AlmutairiNANouf Ababtain

Key Points

  • To examine characteristics and outcomes of patients visiting the emergency department due to amphetamine-related issues.
  • Conducted in a tertiary care hospital
  • Analyzed patient demographics
  • Monitored presenting complaints
  • Compared incidence during salary and non-salary periods
  • Majority of visits were from young adult males
  • Trauma was the most frequent complaint
  • No significant difference in incidence between salary and non-salary periods

Abstract

Amphetamine-related ED visits primarily involve young adult males, with trauma as the most common presenting complaint. The incidence of these visits did not differ significantly between salary and non-salary periods.

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Alsharef et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6984346ff1d9ada3c1fb2973https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2026.47.1.20250453
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