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Drug-induced deaths in Southern Spain: profiles and associated characteristics
- Source :
- Journal of Substance Use. 22:289-294
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2016.
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Abstract
- Background: This study aimed to (1) describe drug-induced deaths (DIDs) in Southern Spain (Andalusia) in terms of substances involved, sociodemographic characteristics, and circumstances of death, and (2) identify profiles by substances involved and their association with sociodemographic characteristics and circumstances of death. Methods: Observational study of 398 deceased in 2010/2011 in Andalusia suspected of DIDs. Medical examiner diagnoses considered the scene of death, regulatory forensic autopsy, histopathological studies, and toxic-chemical analyses. Latent Class Analysis was applied. Results: The final sample included 360 people diagnosed with DIDs. The mean age was 39.7 and 87.2% were male. The most frequent substances involved were methadone, benzodiazepines, cocaine, and opiates. Two or more substances were involved in 86.7% of deaths. Four profiles were identified: methadone-benzodiazepines, cocaine, benzodiazepines-cocaine-methadone-opiates, and benzodiazepines-alcohol. The methado...
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- Drug
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Health (social science)
business.industry
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Medical examiner
030508 substance abuse
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Mean age
Latent class model
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0302 clinical medicine
Polysubstance dependence
Internal medicine
medicine
Observational study
030212 general & internal medicine
0305 other medical science
Psychiatry
business
Forensic autopsy
Methadone
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Details
- ISSN :
- 14759942 and 14659891
- Volume :
- 22
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Substance Use
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........002388b37338e749df152f493e48b8d1