Causes and circumstances of death in stimulant and opioid use—A comparative study
Ada Åhman,
Carl Johan Wingren,
Anders Håkansson
Abstract:Aims
To investigate the individual characteristics, causes and circumstances around deaths in stimulant use, and to examine how individuals who died with stimulants in their body differ from individuals who died with opioids in their body.
Methods
This study includes individuals who died during the years 2000–2018 and underwent a forensic autopsy at Forensic Medicine in Lund, Skåne County, Sweden. All individuals over 18 years of age with stimulants (n = 310), opioids (n = 2,039) or both stimulants and opioi… Show more
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