Acute stressors and clinical characteristics differentiate death by suicide, accident, or natural causes among illicit and prescription opiate users - Athey AJ, Beale EE, Overholser JC, Stockmeier CA, Bagge CL.

BACKGROUND: Opiate misuse has reached epidemic levels. Prevention efforts depend on distinguishing opiate users from abusers. The current study compared opioid users who died by natural cases, accidents, and suicide using psychological autopsy methods. Gro...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news