Patterns of drugs & poisons in southern area of South Korea in 2014

• Published in: Forensic science international Vol. 269; pp. 50 - 55
• Main Authors: Kim, Eunmi, Park, Yonghoon, Ha, Hongil, Chung, Heesun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.12.2016; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Acids; Adult; Aged; Amphetamines; Autopsies; Autopsy; Bile - chemistry; Chromatography; Drug intoxication; Drugs; Female; Forensic engineering; Forensic sciences; Gastrointestinal Contents - chemistry; Hair; Humans; Illicit; Illicit drug; Intoxication; Investigations; Kidney - chemistry; Laboratory information management systems; Liver; Liver - chemistry; Male; Mass spectrometry; Methamphetamine; Metropolitan areas; Middle Aged; Novel psychoactive substances (NPSs); Pathology; Pesticides; Pesticides - analysis; Pesticides - poisoning; Pharmaceutical Preparations - analysis; Poison; Poisoning - mortality; Poisons; Population; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Scientific imaging; Southern area of South Korea; Street Drugs - analysis; Street Drugs - poisoning; Substance Abuse Detection; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Urine; South Korea; southern area of South Korea; drug intoxication; poison; autopsy; novel psychoactive substances (NPSs); illicit drug; Southern area of South Korea; Poison; Novel psychoactive substances (NPSs); Autopsy; Illicit drug; Drug intoxication
• ISSN: 0379-0738; 1872-6283
• DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.10.024

Highlights • Patterns of drugs & poisons in southern area of Korea in 2014 were investigated. • 2.5% of total autopsy cases were drug intoxication or poison as the cause of death. • The most frequently detected drug was chlorpheniramine in postmortem blood. • Methamphetamine is the most commonly abused drug in southern area of South Korea. • The present data support the detection patterns of drugs & poisons in South Korea.