Objective: Drug poisoning deaths among women remain a challenge for public health policy
and have increased at a higher rate relative to men. Although biological, social, and …

An unusual case of poisoning by the ingestion of oleander leaves is reported. A 71 year old
male laboratory technician committed suicide at home in this unusual manner. At the death …

Despite multiple risk factors for mortality among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID), more
research is warranted that examines sub-populations within PWID. Mortality data from PWID …

Alcohol and drug abuse is a major contributory factor of all road deaths in Europe. The aim
of this study is to investigate the prevalence of alcohol and licit/illicit drug intake among …

In complex suicides, more than one suicide method is applied at the same time or one after
the other. The most common complex suicide includes the ingestion of drugs combined with …

Acute subdural hematomas are mostly due to blunt traumatization of the head. In rare
instances, subdural bleeding occurs without evidence of a previous trauma following …

Choking is a type of asphyxia due to the internal obstruction of airways by foreign material,
quite always food. Most choking deaths are accidental and occur so quickly that may mimic …

Alprazolam is a psychoactive triazolo-benzodiazepine, commonly prescribed for the
treatment of anxiety disorders and considered safe due to its high therapeutic index. It is …

Aim: Aim of the study is the evaluation of incidence of mortality, directly or indirectly linked to
drug abuse in one of the most populated Italian region (Campania). Trends on psychotropic …

Background Opioid users regularly consume other drugs such as alcohol (ethanol). Acute
administration of ethanol can rapidly reverse tolerance to morphine-induced respiratory …