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Illicit drug-related harm during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games: implications for public health surveillance and action
(Les risques liés à l'usage de drogues durant les Jeux Olympiques de Sydney en 2000 : implications sur la surveillance en matière de santé publique et sur les actions à mettre en oeuvre.)
Auteur(s) :
INDIG, D. ;
THACKWAY S. ;
JORM, L. ;
SALMON, A. ;
OWEN T.
Année :
2003
Page(s) :
97-102
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
20
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Note générale :
Addiction, 2003, 98, (1), 97-102
Note de contenu :
fig. ; tabl.
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
L'étude qui a porté durant les Jeux Olympiques de Sydney (38 jours) sur les 424 urgences liées à la consommation de drogues montre une augmentation (13,3 vs. 8,8) des urgences, principalement celles liées à l'usage d'ecstasy et d'amphétamines
ENGLISH :
Aims.To describe presentations to emergency departments during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games for conditions related to the use of illicit drugs; to discuss the implications of such presentations for surveillance and public health action at similar events in the future. Design. Identification of target presentations in sentinel emergency departments; entry of data into a purpose-built database; and daily electronic transfer of data for central collation and analysis. Setting. Fifteen sentinel emergency departments in the greater Sydney metropolitan area for a 38-day period spanning the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Participants. Four hundred and twenty-four presentations to sentinel emergency departments with conditions related to illicit drug use. Measurements. Patient's age, sex, country and region of residence, location of emergency department, types of illicit drugs involved and departure status. Findings. The mean daily number of presentations for adverse events due to illicit drug use was significantly higher (13.3 versus 8.8 presentations. t = 2.2, P=0.04) in the 2-week Olympic Games period than in the Iead-up to the Games, culminating in a large peak following the closing ceremony. There was also a significant increase (5.1 versus 1.7 presentations, t=2.8, P=0.007) in the mean daily number of presentations related to use of ecstasy or amphetamines, whereas no change was noted in presentations related to heroin use. Over half (52%) of presentations occurred at two emergency departments in areas known as being 'hot-spots' for illicit drug use. Conclusions. Enhanced surveillance of adverse events following illicit drug use, possibly targeting known 'hot-spots', should be considered for future mass events. Advance preparation of preventive strategies, such as 'party-safe' messages, will enable rapid response to unusual patterns of illicit drug-related harm during future mass events. (Editor' s abstract)
L'étude qui a porté durant les Jeux Olympiques de Sydney (38 jours) sur les 424 urgences liées à la consommation de drogues montre une augmentation (13,3 vs. 8,8) des urgences, principalement celles liées à l'usage d'ecstasy et d'amphétamines
ENGLISH :
Aims.To describe presentations to emergency departments during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games for conditions related to the use of illicit drugs; to discuss the implications of such presentations for surveillance and public health action at similar events in the future. Design. Identification of target presentations in sentinel emergency departments; entry of data into a purpose-built database; and daily electronic transfer of data for central collation and analysis. Setting. Fifteen sentinel emergency departments in the greater Sydney metropolitan area for a 38-day period spanning the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Participants. Four hundred and twenty-four presentations to sentinel emergency departments with conditions related to illicit drug use. Measurements. Patient's age, sex, country and region of residence, location of emergency department, types of illicit drugs involved and departure status. Findings. The mean daily number of presentations for adverse events due to illicit drug use was significantly higher (13.3 versus 8.8 presentations. t = 2.2, P=0.04) in the 2-week Olympic Games period than in the Iead-up to the Games, culminating in a large peak following the closing ceremony. There was also a significant increase (5.1 versus 1.7 presentations, t=2.8, P=0.007) in the mean daily number of presentations related to use of ecstasy or amphetamines, whereas no change was noted in presentations related to heroin use. Over half (52%) of presentations occurred at two emergency departments in areas known as being 'hot-spots' for illicit drug use. Conclusions. Enhanced surveillance of adverse events following illicit drug use, possibly targeting known 'hot-spots', should be considered for future mass events. Advance preparation of preventive strategies, such as 'party-safe' messages, will enable rapid response to unusual patterns of illicit drug-related harm during future mass events. (Editor' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Drug Programs Bureau, NSW Dep. Hlth, Locked Bag 961, North Sydney, NSW 2059
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.