Clinical Profile and Drugs of Abuse Identified among People who Use Drugs Admitted to a Tertiary Hospital in the Philippines using a Validated LC-QTOF/MS Method
Methamphetamine was the most common substance of abuse detected in urine samples of the participants. New psychoactive substances were also detected in urine samples when LC-QTOF/MS analysis was utilized. Most persons who use drugs are unemployed young- to mid-adult males. The participants often had neurobehavioral and cardiovascular signs and symptoms.
Authors
- Maria Lourdes E. Amarillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7488-0990)
- Fresthel Monica M. Climacosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0711-7362)
- Joanna V. Toralba
- Lidia Mora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0015-2859)
- Roy Gerona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8752-0388)
- Ailyn M Yabes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9245-7926)
- Monet M. Loquias
- Jesús M. Alvarado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4780-0147)
- Frances Lois U Ngo
- Carissa Paz C. Dioquino
Institutions
- Philippine General Hospital (PH)
- University of the Philippines Manila (PH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Medica Philippina
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.v59i13.11794
- Primary Topic
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Commission on Higher Education
- Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes