title: [The message from heroin overdoses].
abstract: Drug use can be defined as a kind of self destruction, and it is directly linked to attitudes toward death and suicide occurring in a significant number of users of different narcotics. The aim of the authors was to look for the background of this relationship between drug and death and examine the origin, development, and motives behind heroin overdose based on an analysis of previous studies. It seems clear that pure heroin overdose increased gradually over the years. The fear of the police is the inhibitory factor of the overdose prevention and notification of emergency health care service. Signs of suicide could be the own home as the chosen location for heroin overdose and the presence of partners ("moment of death companion"). Interventions should include simple techniques such as first aid, naloxone administration, resuscitation, prevention of relapse of prisoners and social network extension involving maintenance programs.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Magatartástudományi Intézet Budapest Nagyvárad tér 4. 1089.
authors.forename: Ágota
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Pap
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Magatartástudományi Intézet Budapest Nagyvárad tér 4. 1089.
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hegedűs
mesh_terms: D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005239:Fear; D033062:Friends; D003932:Heroin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009270:Naloxone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009294:Narcotics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D016495:Police; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012151:Resuscitation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D009294:Narcotics; D009270:Naloxone; D003932:Heroin
keywords: death; drog; drug; halál; heroin overdose; opiates; opioidok; túladagolás