Paterson S C, Vanezis P, Claydon S M
Forensic Toxicology Department, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London, United Kingdom.
Sci Justice. 1996 Apr-Jun;36(2):85-8. doi: 10.1016/S1355-0306(96)72570-4.
In a survey of 176 drug addict deaths occurring from 1987 to 1992 inclusive, in North and West London, nine were HIV positive, eight were hepatitis B positive, and two were positive for both infections; 63% were injectors. Of the 176 deaths, 115 were directly related to drug poisoning, 38 were due to complications of drug ingestion and 23 were from unrelated causes. No increase in the incidence of suicide was observed in addicts who knew that they were HIV positive.
在一项针对1987年至1992年（含）期间发生在伦敦北部和西部的176例吸毒者死亡案例的调查中，9例HIV呈阳性，8例乙型肝炎呈阳性，2例两种感染均呈阳性；63%为注射吸毒者。在这176例死亡案例中，115例与药物中毒直接相关，38例因药物摄入并发症导致，23例由无关原因引起。在知道自己HIV呈阳性的吸毒者中，未观察到自杀发生率上升。
