Fatal poisoning in drug addicts in the Nordic countries in 2012
This report is a follow-up to a study on fatal poisoning in drug addicts conducted in 2012 by a Nordic working group. Here we analyse data from the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Data on sex, number of deaths, places of death, age, main intoxicants and other dru...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/38b61600-619e-4a6c-9558-ce63998290ff 2024-05-19T07:42:39+00:00 Fatal poisoning in drug addicts in the Nordic countries in 2012 Simonsen, Kirsten Wiese Edvardsen, Hilde Marie Erøy Thelander, Gunilla Ojanperä, Ilkka Thordardottir, Svava Vukelic Andersen, Ljubica Kriikku, Pirkko Vindenes, Vigdis Christoffersen, Dorte Delaveris, Gerd Jorunn Møller Frost, Joachim 2015-03 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/fatal-poisoning-in-drug-addicts-in-the-nordic-countries-in-2012(38b61600-619e-4a6c-9558-ce63998290ff).html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.01.003 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Simonsen , K W , Edvardsen , H M E , Thelander , G , Ojanperä , I , Thordardottir , S , Vukelic Andersen , L , Kriikku , P , Vindenes , V , Christoffersen , D , Delaveris , G J M & Frost , J 2015 , ' Fatal poisoning in drug addicts in the Nordic countries in 2012 ' , Forensic Science International , vol. 248 , pp. 172-180 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.01.003 /dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/TheFacultyOfHealthScience Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Fatal poisonings Drug addict deaths Nordic countries Medicinal opioids New psychoactive substances article 2015 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.01.003 2024-05-02T00:33:08Z This report is a follow-up to a study on fatal poisoning in drug addicts conducted in 2012 by a Nordic working group. Here we analyse data from the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Data on sex, number of deaths, places of death, age, main intoxicants and other drugs detected in the blood were recorded. National data are presented and compared between the Nordic countries and with data from similar studies conducted in 1991, 1997, 2002 and 2007. The death rates (number of deaths per 100,000 inhabitants) increased in drug addicts in Finland, Iceland and Sweden but decreased in Norway compared to the rates in earlier studies. The death rate was stable in Denmark from 1991 to 2012. The death rate remained highest in Norway (5.79) followed by Denmark (5.19) and Iceland (5.16). The differences between the countries diminished compared to earlier studies, with death rates in Finland (4.61) and Sweden (4.17) approaching the levels in the other countries. Women accounted for 15–27% of the fatal poisonings. The median age of the deceased drug addicts was still highest in Denmark, and deaths of addicts >45 years old increased in all countries. Opioids remained the main cause of death, but medicinal opioids like methadone, buprenorphine, fentanyl and tramadol mainly replaced heroin. Methadone was the main intoxicant in Denmark and Sweden, whereas heroin/morphine caused the most deaths in Norway. Finland differed from the other Nordic countries in that buprenorphine was the main intoxicant with only a few heroin/morphine and methadone deaths. Deaths from methadone, buprenorphine and fentanyl increased immensely in Sweden compared to 2007. Poly-drug use was widespread in all countries. The median number of drugs per case varied from 4 to 5. Heroin/morphine, medicinal opioids, cocaine, amphetamines, benzodiazepines and alcohol were the main abused drugs. However, less widely used drugs, like gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), methylphenidate, fentanyl and pregabalin, appeared in all ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Copenhagen: Research Forensic Science International 248 172 180 |
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This report is a follow-up to a study on fatal poisoning in drug addicts conducted in 2012 by a Nordic working group. Here we analyse data from the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Data on sex, number of deaths, places of death, age, main intoxicants and other drugs detected in the blood were recorded. National data are presented and compared between the Nordic countries and with data from similar studies conducted in 1991, 1997, 2002 and 2007. The death rates (number of deaths per 100,000 inhabitants) increased in drug addicts in Finland, Iceland and Sweden but decreased in Norway compared to the rates in earlier studies. The death rate was stable in Denmark from 1991 to 2012. The death rate remained highest in Norway (5.79) followed by Denmark (5.19) and Iceland (5.16). The differences between the countries diminished compared to earlier studies, with death rates in Finland (4.61) and Sweden (4.17) approaching the levels in the other countries. Women accounted for 15–27% of the fatal poisonings. The median age of the deceased drug addicts was still highest in Denmark, and deaths of addicts >45 years old increased in all countries. Opioids remained the main cause of death, but medicinal opioids like methadone, buprenorphine, fentanyl and tramadol mainly replaced heroin. Methadone was the main intoxicant in Denmark and Sweden, whereas heroin/morphine caused the most deaths in Norway. Finland differed from the other Nordic countries in that buprenorphine was the main intoxicant with only a few heroin/morphine and methadone deaths. Deaths from methadone, buprenorphine and fentanyl increased immensely in Sweden compared to 2007. Poly-drug use was widespread in all countries. The median number of drugs per case varied from 4 to 5. Heroin/morphine, medicinal opioids, cocaine, amphetamines, benzodiazepines and alcohol were the main abused drugs. However, less widely used drugs, like gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), methylphenidate, fentanyl and pregabalin, appeared in all ... |
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Simonsen, Kirsten Wiese Edvardsen, Hilde Marie Erøy Thelander, Gunilla Ojanperä, Ilkka Thordardottir, Svava Vukelic Andersen, Ljubica Kriikku, Pirkko Vindenes, Vigdis Christoffersen, Dorte Delaveris, Gerd Jorunn Møller Frost, Joachim |
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Fatal poisoning in drug addicts in the Nordic countries in 2012 |
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Fatal poisoning in drug addicts in the Nordic countries in 2012 |
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Fatal poisoning in drug addicts in the Nordic countries in 2012 |
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Fatal poisoning in drug addicts in the Nordic countries in 2012 |
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Fatal poisoning in drug addicts in the Nordic countries in 2012 |
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