Original research
par
Darke, Shane et al
Date de publication
2022
Géographie
Australia
Langue de la ressource
English
Texte disponible en version intégrale
Non
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
Non
Évalué par des pairs
Yes
L’objectif
We aimed to determine: (i) the toxicological profile of cocaine, metabolites and adulterants amongst three groups of cocaine-related fatalities in which cocaine and/or metabolites were present in blood: (a) fatal toxicity, where cocaine only (CO) was present (n = 48), (b) multiple drug toxicity (MDT) where other drugs were present (n = 604), and (c) a comparison group of death from traumatic injury (TI, n = 232); (ii) the acute clinical presentation by group; and (iii) cardiovascular disease by group.
Constatations/points à retenir
Compared to MDT and TI cases, CO cases had higher cocaine concentrations, higher concentrations of adulterants, higher levels of cardiovascular disease and were more likely to suddenly collapse.
La conception ou méthodologie de recherche
Retrospective study
Mots clés
Stimulants
Mortality
About PWUD
Overdose
