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PMID: 18774047 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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STUDY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics and outcomes of patients seeking treatment for abuse of supplemental caffeine. METHODS: This was a 3-year analysis conducted of all consecutive cases involving caffeine abuse in patients 10 years and older reported to a regional poison center. Excluded were suicide attempts, therapeutic errors, and cases involving only a coffee or tea product. RESULTS: Two hundred fifty-four cases met inclusion criteria. Mean age was 20.5 years, 50% were women. Caffeine was in the form of a nondietary medication in 201 cases, a dietary supplement in 35 cases, and a caffeine-enhanced beverage in 35 cases. Caffeine was abused alone in 174 (68%), with alcohol in 7, illegal drugs in 6 cases, and with other pharmaceutical products in 81 (29%) cases. Thirty-four patients (13% of total) were hospitalized for medical complications from caffeine. Only concomitant abuse of other pharmaceutical products was associated with hospitalization (odds ratio, 3.8; 95% CI, 1.8-8.8; P = .0004). CONCLUSION: In this cohort, supplemental caffeine was abused primarily by young adults. Concomitant recreational abuse of other pharmaceuticals was associated with hospitalization and warrants further investigation. |
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Authors:
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Danielle M McCarthy; Mark B Mycyk; Carol A DesLauriers |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of emergency medicine Volume: 26 ISSN: 1532-8171 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Emerg Med Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-09-08 Completed Date: 2008-09-24 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8309942 Medline TA: Am J Emerg Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 799-802 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. d-mccarthy2@md.northwestern.edu |
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Adolescent Adult Caffeine / adverse effects* Central Nervous System Stimulants / adverse effects* Child Databases, Factual Female Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data* Humans Illinois / epidemiology Male Middle Aged Poison Control Centers / statistics & numerical data* Retrospective Studies Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology* |
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0/Central Nervous System Stimulants; 58-08-2/Caffeine |
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