Abstract

SALGUEIRO LABRADOR, Lidia Rosa; RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ, Tomás; CARO HACES, Mariela  and  LOPEZ SALGUEIRO, Hansel T. Study by necropsy of alcohol addicts. Pinar del Rio 2001-2003. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2005, vol.9, n.1, pp.41-50. ISSN 1561-3194.

Sixty five autopsies which were done at Forensic Medicine Department in Pinar del Rio were studied in cases where the alcohol abuse seems to be present and related to death. It?s determined the relationship between the cause of death and the alcohol abuse and it?s found that 3/5 of patients die before old age having most of them an active labouring link, but various grades of addiction and alcohol abuse, but it seems that alcohol is the basic or the contributing factor to death (63.2 %) and it also seems that 19.5 years are lost according to the current expectation of life with a minimal of 36 years lost, so it is necessary some measurements for a responsible alcohol behaviour towards alcohol abuse in every place and every moment.

Keywords : ALCOHOLISM; AUTOPSY; FORENSE MEDICINE.

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