Background. Globally, illicit drugs are responsible for many fatalities annually, yet accurate
data on the nature and extent of these deaths in South Africa (SA) are lacking. Objectives. To …

Abstract Background In South Africa, violence-related injury and mortality contributes highly
to the nation's burden of injury. Drug abuse, which is also reported to be rife across the …

This study is the first study that addresses drug abuse associated fatalities in Jordan. It is
aimed to give a close picture to the demography, toxicological data, manner, cause of death …

Abstract Background Kuwait is an Arabian Gulf couFntry with a population of around 4.4
million as of 2020. In recent years, government based news agencies have commonly …

Introduction: according to the latest World Drug Report, 271 million people worldwide (5.5%
of the global population) aged 15-64 years are drug users. Drug addiction and trafficking …

Background. The World Health Organization has declared suicide a global health crisis,
predicting that~ 1.53 million people will commit suicide annually by 2020. Objective. A study …

BACKGROUND The world drug report 2015 came at a time of an ongoing debate about the
post 2015 development agenda and underlines the vulnerability of Africa to drugs and crime …

Background Transkei is regarded as a rural part of South Africa. It was one of the black
homelands where rigorous apartheid was practised. The incidence of firearm-related deaths …

Background The misuse of illicit substances is associated with increased morbidity and
mortality; thus, substance abuse is a global health concern. The Arabian Gulf region is …

OBJECTIVES: The study regards n. 267 drug related deaths submitted to toxicological
analyses for forensic purpose, since 2008 to 2012, at the Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology …