Deaths in custody in the Irish prison service: 5-year retrospective study of drug toxicology and unnatural deaths
| Autor: | E. Kelly, Kapil Sharma, Damian Mohan, Madeeha Iqtidar, Ronan Mullaney, Myra Cullinane, Mary Keevans, Harry G Kennedy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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media_common.quotation_subject Short Report Prison Deaths in prisons Coroner Toxicology 03 medical and health sciences deaths in custody 0302 clinical medicine Irish mental disorders Substance misuse Medicine 030216 legal & forensic medicine Deaths in custody media_common business.industry substance misuse Retrospective cohort study Mental health language.human_language alcohol misuse 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health language business |
| Zdroj: | BJPsych Open |
| ISSN: | 2056-4724 |
| Popis: | SummaryMental health and substance misuse disorders are associated with unnatural deaths in prisoners. Deaths in Irish prisons between 2009 and 2014 were retrospectively analysed using coroner's findings, including post-mortem toxicology. There were 69 deaths in custody, 38 of which met inclusion criteria. All deaths by overdose (16) were positive for illicit drugs; 53% of deaths (8 of 15) due to hanging were also positive for illicit drugs, and 29% of deaths (2 of 7) from other causes were toxicology positive. In conclusion, 26 unnatural deaths (68%) were associated with use of illicit drugs, which are a major contributory factor to deaths of prisoners.Declaration of interestNone. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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