Cocaine: recent trends in Northern Ireland.
A review of autopsy reports in cases in which cocaine featured in the cause of death in Northern Ireland revealed that there were 18 deaths between 1(st) January 1999 and 31(st) December 2007. Analysis revealed an increasing incidence of these deaths during the study period and this is compared to national statistics and those published by local drug addiction services and police.
Lyness
James R
JR
State Pathologist's Department, Institute of Forensic Medicine, The Queen's University of Belfast Belfast, BT12 6BS, United Kingdom. James.Lyness@statepathni.org.uk
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult
D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors; D003042:Cocaine