Journal of clinical forensic medicine
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J Clin Forensic Med · Aug 2005
Underlying causes of cocaine, amphetamine and opioid related deaths in Australia.
To examine the characteristics of deaths in Australia where opioids, cocaine or amphetamines were mentioned, taking into account changes in the use and availability of these drugs in recent years. ⋯ Compared with opioid-related deaths, there are small numbers of deaths related to psychostimulants in Australia. Accidental drug induced deaths account for the majority of deaths in which these drugs are mentioned, although minorities of drug related deaths are attributed to suicide.