Sociodemographic factors of violent deaths related to licit or ilicit psychoactive substances: a cross-sectional study, Ceará, Brazil, 2015-2019
ABSTRACT Objective To assess association between sociodemographic factors, presence of licit or illicit psychoactive substances, and types of legal death in Ceará state, Brazil. Methods Cross-sectional study based on autopsy data and toxicology tests on victims of cases registered by the Ceará For...
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| author | Wanderley Pinheiro de Holanda Júnior Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Maceno Maria Augusta Drago Ferreira |
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective To assess association between sociodemographic factors, presence of licit or illicit psychoactive substances, and types of legal death in Ceará state, Brazil. Methods Cross-sectional study based on autopsy data and toxicology tests on victims of cases registered by the Ceará Forensic Expert service, from 2015 to 2019. Results Of the 4,198 cases analyzed, 55.6% were positive for licit and/or illicit substances, with greater frequency of benzodiazepines (22.4%) and cocaine (21.7%) among males (45.0%), young adults (58.7%), single people (49.0%), and those with low education levels (52.8%). Association was found between benzodiazepines (29.5%) and tricyclic antidepressants (15.6%) and suicides; cocaine (28.1%) and cannabis (27.1%) and homicides; and cocaine (28.2%) and tricyclic antidepressants (5.9%) and suspicious deaths. Conclusion Sociodemographic factors were associated with the use of psychoactive substances and types of legal death. Benzodiazepines and cocaine were the most frequent substances in suicide and homicide cases, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dd784f0e8a594519986aa73564c8acac2025-02-04T07:38:39ZengMinistério da Saúde do BrasilEpidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde2237-96222025-01-013310.1590/s2237-96222024v33e2024152.enSociodemographic factors of violent deaths related to licit or ilicit psychoactive substances: a cross-sectional study, Ceará, Brazil, 2015-2019Wanderley Pinheiro de Holanda Júniorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6658-7233Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Macenohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3320-8380Maria Augusta Drago Ferreirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6767-1659ABSTRACT Objective To assess association between sociodemographic factors, presence of licit or illicit psychoactive substances, and types of legal death in Ceará state, Brazil. Methods Cross-sectional study based on autopsy data and toxicology tests on victims of cases registered by the Ceará Forensic Expert service, from 2015 to 2019. Results Of the 4,198 cases analyzed, 55.6% were positive for licit and/or illicit substances, with greater frequency of benzodiazepines (22.4%) and cocaine (21.7%) among males (45.0%), young adults (58.7%), single people (49.0%), and those with low education levels (52.8%). Association was found between benzodiazepines (29.5%) and tricyclic antidepressants (15.6%) and suicides; cocaine (28.1%) and cannabis (27.1%) and homicides; and cocaine (28.2%) and tricyclic antidepressants (5.9%) and suspicious deaths. Conclusion Sociodemographic factors were associated with the use of psychoactive substances and types of legal death. Benzodiazepines and cocaine were the most frequent substances in suicide and homicide cases, respectively.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-96222024000100236&lng=en&tlng=enViolenceForensic ToxicologyForensic MedicineIllicit DrugsMortalityCross-Sectional Study |
| spellingShingle | Wanderley Pinheiro de Holanda Júnior Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Maceno Maria Augusta Drago Ferreira Sociodemographic factors of violent deaths related to licit or ilicit psychoactive substances: a cross-sectional study, Ceará, Brazil, 2015-2019 Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde Violence Forensic Toxicology Forensic Medicine Illicit Drugs Mortality Cross-Sectional Study |
| title | Sociodemographic factors of violent deaths related to licit or ilicit psychoactive substances: a cross-sectional study, Ceará, Brazil, 2015-2019 |
| title_full | Sociodemographic factors of violent deaths related to licit or ilicit psychoactive substances: a cross-sectional study, Ceará, Brazil, 2015-2019 |
| title_fullStr | Sociodemographic factors of violent deaths related to licit or ilicit psychoactive substances: a cross-sectional study, Ceará, Brazil, 2015-2019 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sociodemographic factors of violent deaths related to licit or ilicit psychoactive substances: a cross-sectional study, Ceará, Brazil, 2015-2019 |
| title_short | Sociodemographic factors of violent deaths related to licit or ilicit psychoactive substances: a cross-sectional study, Ceará, Brazil, 2015-2019 |
| title_sort | sociodemographic factors of violent deaths related to licit or ilicit psychoactive substances a cross sectional study ceara brazil 2015 2019 |
| topic | Violence Forensic Toxicology Forensic Medicine Illicit Drugs Mortality Cross-Sectional Study |
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