Abstract
Frequency of Pathological Changes in Lungs of Bodies with Positive Postmortem Toxicology Results for Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances
Highlights
Addiction is a social problem associated with physical and psychological factors, which imposeshigh costs upon the society in many ways
The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of pathological changes in the lungs of the bodies with positive postmortem toxicology results for narcotics and psychotropic substances autopsied in the forensic dissection hall of Tehran, Iran [the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization (LMO)] [12]
We studied the dead bodies’ results of toxicology and pathological examination of lungs and their clinical records or criminal history in order to determine whether the cases were poisoned with narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.The data of lung samples, being sent to Pathology Department were collected through a checklist, including the demographic data, the type and method of drug use, and the pathological changes in the lung
Summary
Addiction is a social problem associated with physical and psychological factors, which imposeshigh costs upon the society in many ways Those who are addicted to injected drug use are at a high risk of death due to overdose [1]. The present study is aimed at investigating the frequency of pathological changes in the lungs of bodies with positive postmortem toxicology results for narcotics and psychotropic substances autopsied in the forensic dissection hall of Tehran, Iran [the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization (LMO)]. Conclusion: Given the prevalence of pathological changes in the lungs of the examined bodies and congestion, edema, and pulmonary hemorrhage, the results of the present study can be effective in determining the drug use and the resultant death in the absence of any previous records and/or a negative result of toxicology.
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