The impact of guidance on the supply of codeine-containing products on their use in intentional drug overdose | Zendy

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The impact of guidance on the supply of codeine-containing products on their use in intentional drug overdose

Author(s) -

Emma Birchall,

Ivan J. Perry,

Paul Corcoran,

Caroline Daly,

Eve Griffin

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

european journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056

H-Index - 91

eISSN - 1464-360X

pISSN - 1101-1262

DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckab082

Subject(s) - codeine , medicine , poisson regression , heroin , irish , population , incidence (geometry) , rate ratio , emergency medicine , drug , anesthesia , psychiatry , environmental health , morphine , linguistics , philosophy , physics , optics

Concerns about the misuse of codeine led to the introduction of guidance restricting the supply of over-the-counter (OTC) codeine-containing products in Ireland in 2010. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of this guidance on the national rate of hospital-presenting self-harm involving codeine-related intentional drug overdose (IDO).

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