An Underestimation of Heroin Deaths Due to the Use of “Acute Opiate Intoxication” on Death Certificates
Gill J, Vincent G, Toriello A, Nelson L. An Underestimation of Heroin Deaths Due to the Use of “Acute Opiate Intoxication” on Death Certificates. Academic Forensic Pathology 2016, 6: 114-121. PMID: 31239879, PMCID: PMC6474517, DOI: 10.23907/2016.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeroin deathsOpiate intoxicationIllicit substancesDeath certificate dataMajority of deathsPublic health agenciesHeroin fatalitiesMorphine intoxicationSpecific intoxicantsDrug intoxicationToxicology resultsDeath certificatesMorphine concentrationsCertificate dataPrevention strategiesToxicology reportsFatal intoxicationHealth agenciesIntoxicationToxicology testingDeathStudy sampleToxicological analysisToxicological investigationsScene investigation