Patients with suspected GHB poisoning presenting to Oslo Accident and Emergency Outpatient Clinic (Oslo Legevakt) or a hospital in Oslo (Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Diakonhjemmet, Lovisenberg) will be included. Oral fluid and blood tests will be analyzed for recreational drugs. Clinical course will be charted, as well as treatment in the ambulance, emergency outpatient clinic and hospital to find predictors for when hospitalization is required. In the second part of the study the investigators will analyze urine and blood samples from patients presenting to the Oslo Accident and Emergency Outpatient Clinic (Oslo Legevakt) with suspected substance poisoning induced by others, for toxic agents.
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Proportion of patients with confirmed GHB poisoning in blood or oral fluid samples, and what other drugs were detected.
Timeframe: Blood or oral fluid samples will be collected as soon as possible after presentation to the collaborating emergency health services, at the latest within 12 hours of presentation.
Clinical factors at presentation predicting the necessity of hospital admission.
Timeframe: Clinical factors will be assessed at the initial presentation to emergency health services. Criteria for necessity of hospital admission will be assessed at 12 hours after presentation to hospital emergency department.
Recreational drugs (including ethanol) in blood and urine samples.
Timeframe: Blood and urine samples will be collected at presentation to emergency health services, if within 48 hours of the suspected ingestion.