title: [Fatal poisoning among narcotic addicts in Denmark in 1984-1985].
abstract: A material of 194 deaths from poisoning among drug addicts investigated in the Medico-Legal Institutes in 1984 and 1985 is described as regards type of poisoning, sex, age, housing etc.. This investigation is part of a Nordic project concerned with deaths from poisoning among young adults in the age group 15-34 years in the Nordic countries with particular attention to deaths from poisoning among drug addicts. Cases of heroin/morphine poisoning constitute half of the deaths while legal drugs such as dextropropoxyphene, methadone and ketobemidone were the causes of death in 30% of the cases. In approximately 40% of the cases of poisoning, alcohol was involved (blood alcohol concentrations greater than 0.5%). Deaths from heroin occurred most commonly in Copenhagen while deaths due to dextroproxyphene were relatively most common in the provinces. Less than half (42%) of the drug addicts examined lived in Copenhagen.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steentoft
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Worm
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*
vernacular_title: Forgiftningsdødsfald blandt narkomaner i Danmark 1984-1985.