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Using routine clinical and administrative data to produce a dataset of attendances at Emergency Departments following self-harm by Polling, C, Tulloch, A, Banerjee, S, Cross, S, Dutta, R, Wood, D M, Dargan, P I, Hotopf, M

“…Self-harm is a significant public health concern in the UK. This is reflected in the recent addition to the English Public Health Outcomes Framework of rates…”
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The new recreational drugs in the emergency department by Wood, D.M.

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Healthcare professionals are less confident in managing acute toxicity related to the use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) compared with classical recreational drugs by Wood, D M, Ceronie, B, Dargan, P I

“…The features of acute classical recreational drugs or new psychoactive substances (NPS) toxicity fall into three broad groups: (i) stimulant; (ii)…”
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Mephedrone use and associated adverse effects in school and college/university students before the UK legislation change by Dargan, P.I., Albert, S., Wood, D.M.

“…Background: Mephedrone is a synthetic cathinone that is commonly used as a recreational drug among those who attend nightclubs. There have been increasing…”
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Patterns and causes of resistance to tree invasion in rights-of-way by Hill, James D., Canham, Charles D., Wood, David M.

“…This study was designed to identify the critical life-history stages and ecological processes responsible for variation in rates of tree invasion in utility…”
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Purchasing ‘legal highs’ on the Internet—is there consistency in what you get? by Davies, S., Wood, D.M., Smith, G., Button, J., Ramsey, J., Archer, R., Holt, D.W., Dargan, P.I.

“…Background: The supply of recreational drugs has changed and users increasingly buy ‘legal highs’ over the Internet. Use of these is common and there is a…”
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Novel and emerging recreational drugs by Dargan, P.I., Wood, D.M.

“…The overall annual prevalence rate of recreational drug use in Europe is up to 10%, with much greater use in those attending nightclubs. National and…”
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TACHINIDAE: Evolution, Behavior, and Ecology by Stireman, J.O. III, O'Hara, J.E, Wood, D.M

“…Tachinidae are one of the most diverse and ecologically important families in the order Diptera. As parasitoids, they are important natural enemies in most…”
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Buying ‘legal’ recreational drugs does not mean that you are not breaking the law by Ramsey, J., Dargan, P.I., Smyllie, M., Davies, S., Button, J., Holt, D.W., Wood, D.M.

“…Background: Recreational drug use in the UK is common; sources of recreational drugs are changing, with increasing purchase of legal highs from the Internet…”
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Epidemiology of adolescent substance use in London schools by Penney, J, Dargan, P I, Padmore, J, Wood, D M, Norman, I J

“…Alcohol and substance use in adolescence can be associated with a range of health, emotional, social, behavioural and legal problems. There has been a change…”
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Analysis of anonymized pooled urine in nine UK cities: variation in classical recreational drug, novel psychoactive substance and anabolic steroid use by Archer, J R H, Hudson, S, Jackson, O, Yamamoto, T, Lovett, C, Lee, H M, Rao, S, Hunter, L, Dargan, P I, Wood, D M

“…Analysis of anonymous pooled urine samples from street urinals has been used to demonstrate time-trends in the detection of classical recreational drugs and…”
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Survey of ICD-10 coding of hospital admissions in the UK due to recreational drug toxicity by SHAH, A. D, WOOD, D. M, DARGAN, P. I

“…Hospital admissions for acute recreational drug toxicity are coded using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) coding system. It is unclear how…”
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95 Eradication strategies for early Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a meta-analysis by Wood, D.M., Smyth, A.R.

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Medical and legal confusion surrounding gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and its precursors gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4BD) by Wood, D.M., Warren-Gash, C., Ashraf, T., Greene, S.L., Shather, Z., Trivedy, C., Clarke, S., Ramsey, J., Holt, D.W., Dargan, P.I.

“…Background: Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is used as a recreational drug, with significant associated morbidity and mortality; it is therefore a class C drug…”
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Analytical findings of systematically purchased ‘legal highs’ from the Internet by Wood, D.M., Davies, S., Smith, G., Button, J., Ramsey, J., Holt, D.W., Dargan, P.I.

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Hyperglycaemia and pulmonary infection by Baker, Emma H., Wood, David M., Brennan, Amanda L., Clark, Nicholas, Baines, Deborah L., Philips, Barbara J.

“…Pathophysiological stress from acute illness causes metabolic disturbance, including altered hepatic glucose metabolism, increased peripheral insulin…”
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Emergence of new drugs by Wood, D.M, Panayi, P, Davies, S

“…This pilot study, conducted by researchers at the clinical toxicology service at Guy’s and St Thomas’ poisons unit, London, concerns local patterns of…”
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Lead: ongoing public and occupational health issues in vulnerable populations: a case study by Kar-Purkayastha, I., Balasegaram, S., Sen, D., Rehman, A.J., Dargan, Rl, Johnston, D., Raynal, A., Wood, D.M., Abrahams, A., Kamanyire, R., Murray, V., Cordery, R.

“…Background Lead has been recognized increasingly as a public health risk, although with the introduction of wide-ranging occupational and public health…”
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What evidence is there that the UK should tackle the potential emerging threat of methamphetamine toxicity rather than established recreational drugs such as MDMA (‘ecstasy’)? by Wood, D.M., Button, J., Ashraf, T., Walker, S., Greene, S.L., Drake, N., Ramsey, J., Holt, D.W., Dargan, P.I.

“…Background: There is increasing interest in whether methamphetamine is an emerging recreational drug in the UK. Aim: To determine what evidence is there that…”
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Can medical students identify recreational drugs by name? by Dargan, P.I., Bishop, C.R., Chahal, C.A.A., Jones, A.L., Wood, D.M.

“…Background: Recreational drug toxicity is a common reason for presentation to the Emergency Department. Knowledge of recreational drug names is important to…”
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