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## Background: Identifying differences in unintentional versus intentional drug poisoning deaths can inform targeted prevention. this study aimed to: compare unintentional versus intentional drug poisoning deaths by drug involvement, age and sex; describe patterns of drug involvement by intent; and describe common drug patterns by age and sex. ## Methods: Cases comprised deaths among australians aged ≥15 where drug poisoning was the underlying cause (cause of death unit record file 2012-2016). sex, age, and drug involvement were analysed by intent using logistic regression. ## Results: Of 7994 deaths, 71% were unintentional and 24% intentional. compared with unintentional deaths, intentional deaths were more likely among females (or 1.31 [95% ci 1.16-1.48]) and those aged 55+ (1.50 [1.25-1.81] for 55-64 years; 3.79 [3.07-4.66] for 65+ years, compared to 35-44 years), and were more likely to involve hypnosedatives (2.11 [1.87-2.39]), other psychotropic medicines (1.58 [1.39-1.78]), non-opioid analgesics and anaesthetics (1.48 [1.25-1.73]). common unintentional profiles comprised: opioids (excluding heroin); heroin; alcohol; opioids with hypnosedatives; opioids with hypnosedatives an

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Author

Agata Chrzanowska; Nicola Man; Shane Darke; Louisa Degenhardt; Michael Farrell; Lauren Moran; Amy Peacock

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)