Drug-related deaths between 2002 and 2013 with accent to methadone and benzodiazepines

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue , 2015, Pages 12-18

  Petrushevska, Tatjana ^a,d   Jakovski, Zlatko ^b   Poposka, Verica ^b   Stefanovska, Vesna Velik ^c  

^a Ministry of Health Department of Sector for Controlled Substances National Focal Point for EMCDDA   (Macedonia)

^b SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^c SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY OF SKOPJE   (Macedonia)

^d NONE   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Drug related deaths; Methadone; Opioids; Overdose; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; METHADONE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENZODIAZEPINES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921757944     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2014.12.013     Document Type: Article

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