2002
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00239.x
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Illicit drug‐related harm during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games: implications for public health surveillance and action

Abstract: 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.

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“…20 Presentations peaked 24 hours after the closing ceremony (35.0 per day) and were higher at weekends (16.6 v with 9.2 during the week; P=0.001). Presentations of ecstasy related and amphetamine related problems increased during the games (daily mean of 5.1 compared with 1.7 during the two weeks before; P=0.007) but the level of heroin related presentations was unchanged (daily mean of 4.5 compared with 4.2; P=0.8).…”
Section: Health Impactsmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…20 Presentations peaked 24 hours after the closing ceremony (35.0 per day) and were higher at weekends (16.6 v with 9.2 during the week; P=0.001). Presentations of ecstasy related and amphetamine related problems increased during the games (daily mean of 5.1 compared with 1.7 during the two weeks before; P=0.007) but the level of heroin related presentations was unchanged (daily mean of 4.5 compared with 4.2; P=0.8).…”
Section: Health Impactsmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…One of the more responsive systems in terms of monitoring and notification of illicit drug reactions described in the literature is the surveillance system outlined by Indig and colleagues [32]. The authors describe the coordinated effort of 15 emergency departments that were in operation for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These included injuries caused by broken glass at an Olympic entertainment venue, an increase in emergency presentations for injuries relating to foot-propelled scooters, a cluster of emergency presentations apparently related to the use of the drug ecstasy, and an increase in presentations for gastrointestinal symptoms at one emergency department. 4,10,11 No outbreaks of food-borne illness were detected. More than one million meals were served at the athletes' village.…”
Section: What Happened During the Games?mentioning
confidence: 99%