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Intoxication--suicide or not?

C Kastengren, L Persson

    Zeitschrift Fur Rechtsmedizin. Journal of Legal Medicine
    |April 21, 1976
    PubMed
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    Determining if drug or alcohol poisoning deaths are accidental or intentional is difficult. "Uncertain cases of death" are increasingly common, comprising a significant portion of suicides in Sweden.

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    Area of Science:

    • Forensic Toxicology
    • Public Health Statistics

    Background:

    • Distinguishing between accidental and intentional deaths from drug and/or alcohol poisoning presents significant challenges.
    • The World Health Organization (WHO) established the "uncertain cases of death" category in 1965 to address this diagnostic ambiguity in official statistics.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the growing prevalence of "uncertain cases of death" in national statistics.
    • To emphasize the importance of including these uncertain cases when analyzing suicide rates.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of official death statistics, focusing on cases categorized as "uncertain."
    • Review of specific regional data (Malmö, 1972-1973) to identify causes within uncertain death categories.

    Main Results:

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    • The proportion of "uncertain cases of death" has significantly increased in Sweden, ranging from 30% to 70% of total suicides.
    • In Malmö during 1972-1973, a majority of these uncertain deaths were attributed to lethal drug and/or alcohol poisoning.

    Conclusions:

    • "Uncertain cases of death," particularly those involving drug and alcohol poisoning, represent a substantial and growing component of overall mortality.
    • Accurate assessment of suicide rates necessitates the inclusion and careful consideration of these ambiguously classified deaths.