Citation

Schulz-Schaeffer W, Elwers W, Schmoldt A. Forensic Sci. Int. 1993; 62(1-2): 157-159.

Affiliation

Universität Hamburg, Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8300030

Abstract

A urine screening in fatalities with an unnatural or unknown cause of death (13-40 years of age) was carried out to evaluate the proportion of undetected drug-related cases. Ten out of 160 fatalities without a hint of drug consumption were classified as drug-related according to the definition of the Bundeskriminalamt; 5 of them committed suicide. Moreover, we found a relevant amount of AIDS deaths from the risk group of intravenous drug addicts not registered as drug-related deaths.

Language: en