Schulz-Schaeffer W, Schmoldt A, Peters T, Püschel K
Universität Hamburg, Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Germany.
Forensic Sci Int. 1993 Nov;62(1-2):161-6. doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(93)90063-g.
During a 9-month period, drug abuse emergencies were investigated prospectively and compared with drug-related fatalities of the same period. The emergency patients were of younger age, the proportion of women and the prevalence of infections with HIV, HBV and HCV was higher than in drug-related deaths. Additional alcohol consumption was similar in both groups but more frequent in drug-addict emergencies where the patients were 20-30 years of age. It is suggested that the emergency patients might characterise a special risk group of drug addicts and might be a target for interventional help to prevent fatalities.
在9个月的时间里，对药物滥用紧急情况进行了前瞻性调查，并与同期与药物相关的死亡情况进行了比较。急诊患者年龄较轻，女性比例以及感染艾滋病毒、乙肝病毒和丙肝病毒的患病率高于药物相关死亡者。两组的额外酒精消费量相似，但在20至30岁的吸毒成瘾急诊患者中更为常见。有人认为，急诊患者可能是吸毒成瘾者中的一个特殊风险群体，可能是预防死亡的干预性帮助的目标。
