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dc.contributor.authorAlmeida González, Maira Del Pinoen_US
dc.contributor.authorDomínguez Boada, Luis Maríaen_US
dc.contributor.authorHenríquez Hernández, Luis Albertoen_US
dc.contributor.authorPérez Luzardo, Octavio Luisen_US
dc.contributor.authorZaragoza, Enriqueen_US
dc.contributor.authorBurillo-Putze, Guillermoen_US
dc.contributor.authorQuintana Montesdeoca, María Del Pinoen_US
dc.contributor.authorZumbado Peña, Manuel Luisen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-21T15:07:27Z-
dc.date.available2022-02-21T15:07:27Z-
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.identifier.issn2305-6304en_US
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dc.description.abstractMedical psychotropics are widely used and prescribed in developed countries. These medications may have an impairing effect on mood or perception and may induce harmful behaviors. Nevertheless, in Europe, studies on their importance from a medico-legal perspective are scarce. To fill this gap, we evaluate the determinants of these drugs in a retrospective study based on data obtained from forensic autopsies. Toxicological analyses were performed on 394 blood samples from compulsory autopsies at the Institute of Legal Medicine of Las Palmas. Of the samples, 41% (159) were positive for at least one psychotropic, with benzodiazepines being the most frequently detected (24.1%), followed by opiates and antidepressants. Benzodiazepines, opiates, and antidepressants were detected more frequently in men who suffered a violent death. More than 30% of the positive samples showed two or more drugs, suggesting a prevalence of polypharmacy among forensic autopsy subjects, with the most frequently combination found being benzodiazepines plus opiates (28.3% of positive samples). A combination of opiates plus antidepressants was also found in subjects involved in violent deaths. Our results suggest that more than 40% of the adult European population involved in medico-legal issues may be under the influence of legal psychotropics. The link between violent deaths and the use of medical psychotropics is particularly worrisome and indicates that these drugs should be carefully monitored in developed countries, in all forensic autopsies, in a similar way to illegal psychotropics.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofToxicsen_US
dc.sourceToxics[EISSN 2305-6304],v. 10 (2), (Febrero 2022)en_US
dc.subject32 Ciencias médicasen_US
dc.subject3214 Toxicologíaen_US
dc.subject.otherAntidepressantsen_US
dc.subject.otherBenzodiazepinesen_US
dc.subject.otherForensic Autopsiesen_US
dc.subject.otherLegal Psychotropicsen_US
dc.subject.otherMedico-Legal Issuesen_US
dc.subject.otherOpiatesen_US
dc.titleMedical Psychotropics in Forensic Autopsies in European Countries: Results from a Three-Year Retrospective Study in Spainen_US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/Articleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/toxics10020064en_US
dc.identifier.scopus85124241422-
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dc.relation.volume10en_US
dc.investigacionCiencias de la Saluden_US
dc.type2Artículoen_US
dc.description.numberofpages13en_US
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dc.date.coverdateFebrero 2022en_US
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crisitem.author.deptGIR IUIBS: Medio Ambiente y Salud-
crisitem.author.deptIU de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias-
crisitem.author.deptGIR IUIBS: Medio Ambiente y Salud-
crisitem.author.deptIU de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias-
crisitem.author.deptDepartamento de Ciencias Clínicas-
crisitem.author.deptGIR IUIBS: Medio Ambiente y Salud-
crisitem.author.deptIU de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias-
crisitem.author.deptDepartamento de Ciencias Clínicas-
crisitem.author.deptGIR IUIBS: Medio Ambiente y Salud-
crisitem.author.deptIU de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias-
crisitem.author.deptDepartamento de Ciencias Clínicas-
crisitem.author.deptGIR IUIBS: Medio Ambiente y Salud-
crisitem.author.deptIU de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias-
crisitem.author.deptDepartamento de Matemáticas-
crisitem.author.deptGIR IUIBS: Medio Ambiente y Salud-
crisitem.author.deptIU de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias-
crisitem.author.deptDepartamento de Ciencias Clínicas-
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crisitem.author.parentorgIU de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias-
crisitem.author.parentorgIU de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias-
crisitem.author.parentorgIU de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias-
crisitem.author.parentorgIU de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias-
crisitem.author.fullNameAlmeida González, Maira Del Pino-
crisitem.author.fullNameDomínguez Boada, Luis María-
crisitem.author.fullNameHenríquez Hernández, Luis Alberto-
crisitem.author.fullNamePérez Luzardo, Octavio Luis-
crisitem.author.fullNameQuintana Montesdeoca, María Del Pino-
crisitem.author.fullNameZumbado Peña, Manuel Luis-
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