Historique
Périodique
Changing trends in heroin-related deaths in Sydney, Australia - 1995 to 1999
(Evolution des tendances en matière de décès liés à l'héroïne à Sydney, Australie, de 1995 à 1999.)
Auteur(s) :
SHEEDY D. L. ;
GARRICK T. M. ;
NURS B. ;
FORTIS, A. H. ;
HARPER, C. G.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
52-59
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
26
Domaine :
Drogues illicites
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus mots-clés
HEROINE
;
MORTALITE
;
ETUDE RETROSPECTIVE
;
PREVALENCE
;
ETIOLOGIE
;
TOXICOLOGIE
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Note générale :
American Journal on Addictions, 2003, 12, (1), 52-59
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This 1997-1999 study replicates an earlier one (1995-1997) in which coronial cases were reviewed at the Department of Forensic Medicine in Australia. Ten percent of the 2945 cases were considered accidental illicit drug deaths, compared to 4% in the previous study. Heroin was associated with 90% of the deaths, but in only 17% of these cases as a single drug. Concomitant drug use, in particular alcohol, benzodiazepines, and antidepressants, has increased considerably. The combined effects of these substances might play a role in the disturbingly large increase in heroin (morphine) related deaths during this period. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Dprt of Pathology, Blackburn Building, DO6, The Univ. of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 2006. Email : donnasmed.usyd.edu.au
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.