Suicide and other-cause mortality among heroin users in Taiwan: a prospective study

CTC Lee, VCH Chen, HKL Tan, SY Chou, KH Wu… - Addictive …, 2013 - Elsevier
Aims The present study investigates one-year incidence of mortality from suicide and other
causes among heroin users in Taiwan. Design A prospective national register-based cohort …

Mortality, causes of death, and health status among methamphetamine users

DM Herbeck, ML Brecht, K Lovinger - Journal of addictive diseases, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines causes of death, years of life lost, and health and drug use
characteristics associated with mortality over an 8 to 10 year period in a sample of …

Detection of methamphetamine in a severely burned cadaver--a case report

Y Sato, T Kondo, T Takayasu… - Nihon hoigaku zasshi …, 2000 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We report an autopsy case of a severely burned cadaver in which methamphetamine (MA)
and amphetamine (A) were detected. A severely burned cadaver was found in a burned-out …

Risks of psychosis in methamphetamine users: cross-sectional study in Thailand

W Lamyai, K Pono, D Indrakamhaeng, A Saengsin… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To determine factors related to recent methamphetamine-associated psychosis
(MAP) among individuals recently using methamphetamine (MA). Design Cross-sectional …

[PDF][PDF] Suicide rates between methamphetamine users who inject versus non-injectors

J Hypse - J Addict Res Ther, 2018 - scholar.archive.org
Methamphetamine abuse has created a continuous wave of destruction and disparity
throughout communities as its widespread usage increases on a momentary basis. With …

Increase in fatal methamphetamine overdoses in a Canadian setting

E Wood, C Lai, BDL Marshall, T Kerr - American Journal on …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Fatal overdose is one of the most tragic consequences of illicit drug use and represents a
serious international public health concern. In New York City, overdose recently overtook …

Methamphetamine-related deaths in San Francisco: demographic, pathologic, and toxicologic profiles

SB Karch, BG Stephens, CH Ho - Journal of forensic …, 1999 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
A study was undertaken to develop demographic, toxicologic, and pathological profiles of
methamphetamine-related deaths. Anatomic and toxicologic findings in 413 deaths where …

Methamphetamine use among young adults: health and social consequences

I Sommers, D Baskin, A Baskin-Sommers - Addictive behaviors, 2006 - Elsevier
The current research analyzed the relationship between methamphetamine use and health
and social outcomes. Interviews were conducted with a sample of 106 respondents. Virtually …

Methamphetamine-related postmortem cases in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

AI Al-Asmari - Forensic science international, 2021 - Elsevier
A more than 500% increase in the number of deaths involving methamphetamine occurred
between 2016 and 2018 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. As such, this report employed a validated …

Epidemiological Characteristics and Risk Factors of Methamphetamine—Associated Psychotic Symptoms

MF Su, MX Liu, JQ Li, JM Lappin, S Li, P Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To explore the epidemiological characteristics and the risk factors for
methamphetamine (MA)—associated psychotic symptoms among MA users in China …