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

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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Main Authors: Madeeha Iqtidar, Kapil Sharma, Ronan Mullaney, Enda Kelly, Mary Keevans, Myra Cullinane, Harry Kennedy, Damian Mohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018-09-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Subjects:
Deaths in prisons
alcohol misuse
substance misuse
deaths in custody
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472418000534/type/journal_article

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