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Drug Abuse Deaths in Nine Cities: A Survey Report



NIDA Research Monograph, Number 29 [Printed in 1979]

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Table of Contents

Foreword-----v

List of Tables-----v

Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview-----1

Chapter 2 Methods of Study-----7

Chapter 3 General Description of Cases-----17

Chapter 4 Role of Drugs in Death-----24

Chapter 5 Treatment of Victim Prior to Death-----29

Chapter 6 On-Site Investigations-----37

Chapter 7 Postmortem Findings-----45

Chapter 8 Details of the Toxicological Examinations-----68

Chapter 9 Sociodemographic Characteristics of Cases-----82

Chapter 10 Accidental Deaths-----96

Chapter 11 Suicides and Homicides-----105

Chapter 12 Discussion and Conclusions-----113

Appendix A Reporting Forms and Code Sheets-----117

Appendix B Specific Psychoactive Drugs and/or the Classes of Such Drugs Associated With 3004 Drug-Involved Deaths-----143

List of NIDA Research Monographs-----173




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