Drugs and violent death: Comparative toxicology of homicide and non-substance toxicity suicide victims

Addiction

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1000-1005

  Darke, Shane ^a   Duflou, Johan ^b,c   Torok, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dependence; Homicide; Mortality; Suicide; Toxicology; Violence

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DRONABINOL; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENZODIAZEPINES; CANNABIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEATH CERTIFICATES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; OVERDOSE; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549158007     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02565.x     Document Type: Article

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