Comparative toxicology of fatal heroin overdose cases and morphine positive homicide victims

Addiction

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1793-1797

  Darke, Shane ^a   Duflou, Johan ^a,b   Kaye, Sharlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Sydney South West Area Health Service ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Heroin; Homicide; Morphine; Mortality; Overdose; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE TOXICOLOGY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHINE ADDICTION; OPIATE ADDICTION; VICTIM;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MORPHINE; NEW SOUTH WALES; OVERDOSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 35348880274     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.01980.x     Document Type: Article

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