Document 0761
 DOCN  M9440761
 TI    Drug death autopsies at the Munich Institute of Forensic Medicine
       (1981-1992).
 DT    9404
 AU    Penning R; Fromm E; Betz P; Kauert G; Drasch G; von Meyer L; Institut
       fur Rechtsmedizin der Universitat Munchen, Germany.
 SO    Forensic Sci Int. 1993 Nov;62(1-2):135-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94131373
 AB    A total of 638 drug death autopsy cases in southern Bavaria from 1981 to
       1992 were analysed, including epidemiological and toxicological
       investigations. The rate of HIV infections decreased during the last few
       years. Cocaine does not (yet) play a major role. Suicide rates are high.
       Heroin intoxications are the most frequent cause of death, mostly in
       combination with other drugs and alcohol. In 1992 we observed a sharp
       increase of the number of deaths associated with dihydrocodeine abuse.
       This seems to be a local phenomenon and has to be explained by
       uncritical and uncontrolled prescription of large amounts of this opiate
       by individual physicians.
 DE    Academies and Institutes  Adult  Cause of Death  Codeine/ANALOGS &
       DERIVATIVES  Comorbidity  Female  Forensic Medicine
       Germany/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Human  HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/ETIOLOGY  Male
       *Population Surveillance  Prescriptions, Drug  Substance Abuse Detection
       Substance Use Disorders/BLOOD/COMPLICATIONS/ETIOLOGY/*MORTALITY  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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