title: [Alcohol, drugs and narcotics in suicides in the Aarhus police district].
abstract: For a period of one year all suicides in Aarhus police district were investigated with a view to identifying the presence of alcohol or drugs in the body of the deceased. Fifty-one suicides occurred, 46 of which were examined. One third of the suicides were due to poisoning and one fourth to hanging. Alcohol was detected in 20% and drugs or narcotics were found in approximately 60%. The most frequent findings were benzodiazepines, analgetics, antidepressants and carbon monoxide. Approximately 40% of the deceased had received psychiatric treatment.
authors.affiliation: Retsmedicinsk Institut, retspatologisk og retskemisk afdeling, Aarhus Universitet.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Kristensen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dragsholt
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000401:mortality*; D002423:Cause of Death; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D062787:Drug Overdose; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009294:Narcotics / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000401:mortality*; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D000431:Ethanol
vernacular_title: Alkohol, medicin og narkotika ved suicidier i Aarhus Politikreds.