Opiate-related deaths in Dublin
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Opiate-related deaths in Dublin.
BACKGROUND Intravenous drug misuse, principally heroin, occurs primarily in the Greater Dublin area. Methadone maintenance treatment has been an important part of the response to opiate misuse in Dublin since 1992. AIMS To determine the number of opiate-related deaths in Dublin City and County during 1999, to establish the number of methadone-related deaths and determine the proportion of dea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Irish Journal of Medical Science
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0021-1265,1863-4362
DOI: 10.1007/bf03167718