title: Drug abuse deaths in Glasgow in 1992--a retrospective study.
abstract: A survey of 62 drug deaths in Glasgow showed a wider age range than expected (16-49), a high male to female ratio (44:18) and, where mode of employment had been recorded, a high degree of unemployment (91%). The majority of deaths occurred near centres of known supply. Although a number occurred in the family home, a large proportion were not at the place of residence. In only two cases was morphine detected alone. The majority of the deaths were from combinations of drugs, primarily with benzodiazepines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine and Science, University of Glasgow.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Cassidy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Muir
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oliver
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000401:mortality*