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Background and aims
Ketamine is used for anaesthesia, sedation and the treatment of mood disorders, but is also widely used for non‐medical purposes. This study aimed to: (1) determine the characteristics and circumstances of all recorded cases of self‐administered ketamine‐related death in Australia, 2000–19 and (2) determine the toxicology and major organ pathology of cases.
Design
Retrospective...
Aims
To (1) assess trends in the number and mortality rates of methamphetamine‐related death in Australia, 2009–15; (2) assess the characteristics and the cause, manner and circumstances of death; and (3) assess the blood methamphetamine concentrations and the presence of other drugs in methamphetamine‐related death.
Design
Analysis of cases of methamphetamine‐related death retrieved from the National...
The study aimed to determine the characteristics and circumstances of cases sudden or unnatural death (n = 61) with evidence of pathological hoarding, their major organ pathology and toxicology. The mean age was 65·8 yrs (a mean of 16.1 years of potential life lost), 62·3% were male, and 28·2% were obese. 95·1% lived alone, and 96·7% died in their residence, with no medical intervention. In all cases...
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