اعتياد، بازتابي از مرگ ومير شش ماهه اول سال 1379 ارجاع شده به سازمان پزشكي قانوني كشور

ADDICTION, REPORT OF MORTALITY DURING THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF THE YEAR 2000 IN DEAD PERSONS REFERRED TO LEGAL MEDICINE ORGANIZATION

Background: With the respect of high mortality rate due to addiction, study in this field in different directions is needed. We evaluated the prevalence of mortality in addict persons due to narcotics during the first six months of the year 2000. In addition we assessed the other basic reasons. Methods: In this descriptive-analytic study, all of the mortalities due to drugs referred to legal medicine organization were evaluated. Results: Of 404 mortalities due to chemical substances, 286 cases were due to narcotic substances, nine of them were female. The most common age range was between 21 and 30 years. Intravenous injection was the most common route in these drug abusers. Incidental death was the most common type of mortalities. They were often in low educational and economical levels. Pathologic reports revealed significant changes in heart, lungs and liver in 90% of the dead persons. Conclusion: Mortality due to narcotic drugs has many different aspects, that is related to geographic and economic status. Removal of the basic predisposing factors is very important.