ArticleIrish journal of medical science
Opiate-related deaths in Dublin.
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- High enhancer, downer, withdrawal helper: Multifunctional nonmedical benzodiazepine use among young adult opioid users in New York City.The International journal on drug policy · 2017Article
- Polydrug abuse: a review of opioid and benzodiazepine combination use.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2012Review
- Epidemiological findings and medical, legal, and public health challenges of an investigation of severe soft tissue infections and deaths among injecting drug users -- Ireland, 2000.Epidemiology and infection · 2006Article
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Abstract
backgroundIntravenous drug misuse, principally heroin, occurs primarily in the Greater Dublin area. Methadone maintenance treatment has been an important part of the response to opiate misuse in Dublin since 1992.
aimsTo determine the number of opiate-related deaths in Dublin City and County during 1999, to establish the number of methadone-related deaths and determine the proportion of deaths associated with methadone prescribed according to guidelines.
methodsA retrospective review of all coroners' inquest files in Dublin City and County during 1999 was undertaken.
resultsThere were 84 opiate-related deaths. Seventy-eight (92.9%) were male. Seventy-three (86.9%) had two or more drugs identified toxicologically. There were 45 methadone-related deaths, of which 15 (33.3%) were receiving methadone prescribed according to guidelines.
conclusionOpiate-related deaths occur primarily in males in the 25-34 year age group and are associated with a high level of polydrug use. Diverted methadone accounted for the majority of deaths involving
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