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Can be intentional, deliberate, inadvertent, by mistake, or by proxy. Sudden or delayed. See also under XI r/s. Death may occur from overdose, poisoning, intoxication, asphyxia, arrhythmia or CPA. Acute coronary event or be qualified as 'sudden cardiac death'. Laboratory evaluation and forensic measurements of drug(s) and substance(s) of interest on blood or tissue samples at/from autopsy is indicated in any unexplained death (PMID 24365689). See also under XIr. Fatal blood and tissue concentrations of 200+ drugs on PMID 15172079
Publications
Nicol JJ, Yarema MC, Jones GR, Martz W, Purssell RA, MacDonald JC, Wishart I, Durigon M, Tzemis D, Buxton JA
Deaths from exposure to paramethoxymethamphetamine in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada: a case series.
CMAJ open 2015 Jan-Mar;3;E83-90 — 2015 Jan-Mar — E83-90
Involvement of amphetamines in sudden and unexpected death.
Journal of forensic sciences 2009 Mar;54;478-85 — 2009 Mar — 478-85
Underlying causes of cocaine, amphetamine and opioid related deaths in Australia.
Journal of clinical forensic medicine 2005 Aug;12;187-95 — 2005 Aug — 187-95