| Heroin-related deaths: new epidemiologic insights. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 6474188 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Deaths associated with injected street preparations of heroin increased substantially in the District of Columbia between April 1979 and December 1982. The 1981 population-based mortality rate (17.4 per 100,000) is possibly the highest ever reported. A case-control study based on toxicologic analyses of postmortem blood samples indicates that concentrations of both heroin and ethanol are substantial risk factors for heroin-related deaths. Analyses of the composition of street-level preparations of heroin and quarterly mortality indicate that the quantity of heroin in packages sold on the street, the price of heroin in these packages, and the quinine weight per package each predict deaths equally as well. An increase in the causal use of heroin in combination with ethanol and quinine is the probable cause of this epidemic. |
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Authors:
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A J Ruttenber; J L Luke |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Science (New York, N.Y.) Volume: 226 ISSN: 0036-8075 ISO Abbreviation: Science Publication Date: 1984 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1984-10-25 Completed Date: 1984-10-25 Revised Date: 2007-03-19 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404511 Medline TA: Science Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 14-20 Citation Subset: IM |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adolescent Adult Alcoholic Intoxication / complications Costs and Cost Analysis District of Columbia Drug Contamination Ethanol / blood Female Heroin / analysis, poisoning* Humans Male Morphine / blood Pharmaceutical Preparations* Quinine / poisoning Risk Street Drugs* Substance-Related Disorders / complications, mortality* |
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0/Pharmaceutical Preparations; 0/Street Drugs; 130-95-0/Quinine; 561-27-3/Heroin; 57-27-2/Morphine; 64-17-5/Ethanol |
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