Factors associated with methamphetamine use in Japanese people who died of unnatural causes: analysis using forensic autopsy reports

S Mizuno, S Ono, H Yasunaga, H Iwase - Forensic Science International, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to examine factors related to methamphetamine use in Japanese people
who died of unnatural causes. This study used a cross-sectional design. A total of 3343 …

Methamphetamine-related forensic autopsy cases in a Japanese prefecture over a 7-year period: characteristics of deaths and blood concentrations

G Inokuchi, F Chiba, Y Hoshioka, N Saito, M Yoshida… - Legal Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the actual conditions of methamphetamine (MA)-related death is important
from the perspectives of criminal justice and public health. In this report, we review 104 …

Methamphetamine-related fatalities in forensic autopsy during 5 years in the southern half of Osaka city and surrounding areas

BL Zhu, S Oritani, K Shimotouge, K Ishida… - Forensic science …, 2000 - Elsevier
To outline the recent features of methamphetamine-related fatalities from the medico-legal
point of view, a retrospective investigation of forensic autopsy cases involving …

Causes of death of patients with methamphetamine dependence: a record‐linkage study

CJUE KUO, YAT LIAO, WJ Chen, SY TSAI… - Drug and alcohol …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction and Aims. Methamphetamine use leads to increased likelihood of
premature death. The authors investigated the causes of death and risk of mortality in a …

All‐cause and suicide mortality among people with methamphetamine use disorder: a nation‐wide cohort study in Taiwan

WC Lee, HM Chang, MC Huang, CH Pan, SS Su… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims Although methamphetamine use is a serious public health problem,
large‐scale cohort studies assessing methamphetamine‐related mortality are scant. This …

A change of patients with methamphetamine-related disorders admitted to Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital--the comparison between the second and third …

Y Aikawa, Y Ogai, N Morita, M Umeno… - … Japanese Journal of …, 2012 - europepmc.org
Objectives Methamphetamine (MAP) is one of the most commonly abused drugs in Japan.
Japan has experienced three major epidemics of MAP abuse. The characteristics of abusers …

Healthcare utilization and psychiatric and physical comorbidities before suicide mortality in patients with methamphetamine use disorder: A nationwide case–control …

WC Lee, HM Chang, MC Huang, CH Pan, SS Su… - Addictive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Since the late 1990s, methamphetamine use has become a considerable
public health concern. Despite high suicide rates among methamphetamine users, studies …

Shedding light on the hidden methamphetamine abuse: a nation-wide 7-year post-mortem study in Taiwan

SY Wei, CC Su, HY Hu, SY Lin, CH Pan - Journal of epidemiology, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: The number of methamphetamine-related deaths has been increasing in
recent decades. However, current data primarily rely on a few large-scale national surveys …

Violent offences of methamphetamine users and dilemmas of forensic psychiatric assessment

Y Liu, B Hao, Y Shi, L Xue, X Wang… - Forensic sciences …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Methamphetamine (MA), an extremely addictive synthetic stimulant, has quickly spread to
become the most frequently used illicit drug in China. People with a history of chronic and …

Human methamphetamine-related fatalities in Taiwan during 1991–1996

KP Shaw - Journal of forensic sciences, 1999 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Methamphetamine (MAP) is currently considered to be the major illicit drug in Taiwan, and
MAP constitutes the majority of illicit drugs seized by the judicial institutes. Thus, MAP has …