New Psychoactive Substances in Intoxicated Patients During the Winter Activities

Consumption of New Psychoactive Substances in Intoxicated Patients During the Winter Activities

The purpose of this research is to identify the New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) that are responsible for intoxicating patients in ski resort during winter activities.

The New Psychoactive Substances expose to an additional risk of overdose or death due to their potency. These New Psychoactive Substances are used voluntarily by users wishing to test new substances, but also involuntarily because of association (unknowingly users) with more "conventional" drugs such as cocaine or heroin in the self-administered powder. These intoxications are still poorly known and the investigators believe that the identification of New Psychoactive Substances among the drugs consumed, and the association of their consumption with the appearance of a particular symptomatology allow the physician to guide the diagnosis and facilitate the care of future patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Admission to emergency, resuscitation or intensive care departments involved in the study
• Anamnestic and / or clinical suspicion of acute drug poisoning according to International Classification of Diseases-10 criteria
• Patient coming from a ski resort from the pre-established list
• urine sample available as part of the treatment
• person understanding French or English
• Non-opposition to the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Suspicion of alcohol intoxication alone
• Suspicion of voluntary drug poisoning
• Suspicion of intentional intoxication by others
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women
• Major mentioned in Articles L1121-6 and 1121-8 of french public health code
• Patients in the exclusion period of another research involving the human person type 1 or 2