Deaths in custody in the Irish prison service: 5-year retrospective study of drug toxicology and unnatural deaths

Mental 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 crit...

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Autores principales: Iqtidar, Madeeha, Sharma, Kapil, Mullaney, Ronan, Kelly, Enda, Keevans, Mary, Cullinane, Myra, Kennedy, Harry, Mohan, Damian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2018
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6171332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30294449
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2018.53
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Sumario:Mental 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 INTEREST: None.

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