Turkey has continuously experienced problems with abuse of, and addiction to, opium
derivatives. In this study, we analyzed the relationship between heroin overdose deaths and …

Introduction Addiction to opium is a social, economical, political, and cultural problem, and
behavioral aspects can be an extreme financial burden for society. In this study, we …

This study examines the quality of street heroin seized in Vienna in 1999 and whether there
was a relationship between the purity of street heroin and the number of heroin‐related …

INTRODUCTION: The global epidemic of opiate use continues to spread and is an
increasing burden especially in developing countries. Acute opiate overdose (AOO) is one …

Turkey is located on the main overland connection between Asia and Europe, making the
country potentially vulnerable to drug trafficking and its associated harms. The aim of the …

To date, epidemiological studies have not evaluated heroin-related deaths in the Middle
East and North African regions, especially Saudi Arabia. All heroin-related postmortem …

Opium is a substance extracted from Papaver somniferum L that is chronically abused
specially in the traditional production regions. Reports on opium poisoning has largely …

Background: Street-level heroin is one of the most abused drugs in Iran. Law enforcement
agencies and police try to seize illicit heroin and ban the trafficking of this opioid …

Aim: To determine whether there has been an increase in deaths by overdose in Italy, as
elsewhere in the Western world, over the past fifteen years. Method: This study's conclusions …

Recently, new trend toward non-opioid substances is observed in Iran. This is, therefore, to
compare overdose of opioids and non-opioids origin. We performed this investigation to …