Emergency department presentations, hospitalisations and police seizure data related to gamma‐hydroxybutyrate (GHB) in New South Wales, Australia, from 2015 to 2024
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate-related emergency department presentations and hospitalisations in New South Wales, Australia, appear to have increased over the period from 2015 to 2024, which can support public health campaigns to reduce gamma-hydroxybutyrate-related harms.
Authors
- Christine A. Harvey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8203-4983)
- Janette L. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8896-1188)
- Nadine Ezard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7495-8305)
- Una Cullinan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9970-3167)
- Jared A Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6855-3865)
- Anthony Nedanoski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2963-5176)
- Darren M. Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9101-7577)
- Krista J. Siefried (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6534-3325)
- Thanjira Jiranantakan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9546-1939)
- Jonathan Brett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3065-7495)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital (AU)
- Alcohol and Drug Foundation (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (AU)
- St Vincent's Clinic (AU)
- National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (AU)
- Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70202
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.31
Funders
- University of New South Wales
- NSW Ministry of Health