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dc.contributor.authorRockett, I.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, G.
dc.contributor.authorCaine, E.
dc.contributor.authorKapusta, N.
dc.contributor.authorHanzlick, R.
dc.contributor.authorLarkin, G.
dc.contributor.authorNaylor, C.
dc.contributor.authorNolte, K.
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Ted
dc.contributor.authorPutnam, S.
dc.contributor.authorDe Leo, D.
dc.contributor.authorKleinig, J.
dc.contributor.authorStack, S.
dc.contributor.authorTodd, K.
dc.contributor.authorFraser, D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-29T12:26:40Z
dc.date.available2018-06-29T12:26:40Z
dc.date.created2018-06-29T12:08:58Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationRockett, I. and Smith, G. and Caine, E. and Kapusta, N. and Hanzlick, R. and Larkin, G. and Naylor, C. et al. 2014. Confronting death from drug self-intoxication (DDSI): Prevention through a better definition. American Journal of Public Health. 104 (12): pp. e49-e55.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68663
dc.identifier.doi10.2105/AJPH.2014.302244
dc.description.abstract

© 2013 American Public Health Association. Suicide and other selfdirected violence deaths are likely grossly underestimated, reflecting inappropriate classification ofmany drug intoxication deaths as accidents or unintentional and heterogeneous ascertainment and coding practices across states. As the tide of prescription and illicit drug-poisoning deaths is rising, public health and research needs would be better satisfied by considering most of these deaths a result of self-intoxication. Epidemiologists and prevention scientists could design better intervention strategies by focusing on premorbid behavior. We propose incorporating deaths from drug selfintoxication and investigations of all poisoning deaths into the National Violent Death Reporting System, which contains misclassified homicides and undetermined intent deaths, to facilitate efforts to comprehend and reverse the surging rate of drug intoxication fatalities.

dc.publisherAmerican Public Health Association
dc.titleConfronting death from drug self-intoxication (DDSI): Prevention through a better definition
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume104
dcterms.source.number12
dcterms.source.startPagee49
dcterms.source.endPagee55
dcterms.source.issn0090-0036
dcterms.source.titleAmerican Journal of Public Health
curtin.departmentCentre for Population Health Research
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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