title: Assessment of drug addiction. The experience of the Medico Legal Institute of Oporto.
abstract: Since 1993 in Portugal, it is possible, by legal enforcement, to request forensic examination to study possible conditions of drug addiction. On the basis of examinations carried out in the Medico Legal Institute of Oporto, we present a study of 494 cases involving the relation to the demographic data of the examined individuals, their family background, legal situation, age at which drug consumption began, consumption profile at the beginning and at time of forensic examination and our conclusions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oporto.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: da Costa
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: de Sousa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Magalhaes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Grams
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramon
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rangel
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018580:Mandatory Testing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*