Fatal opioid overdoses during and shortly after hospital admissions in England: a case-crossover study - Lewer D, Eastwood B, White M, Brothers TD, McCusker M, Copeland C, Farrell M, Petersen I.

BACKGROUND: Hospital patients who use illicit opioids such as heroin may use drugs during an admission or leave the hospital in order to use drugs. There have been reports of patients found dead from drug poisoning on the hospital premises or shortly after...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news