International symposium on emergency medicine

Table 4. 
Nationality in drug related deaths
Drug
Number of deaths
%
opiates
15
78,9
methadone
2
10,5
suicide
1
5,3
disease
1
5,3
total
19
100
Age
Number of deaths
%
20-24
4
21,0
25-29
12
63,2
30-34
2
10,5
35-39
0
0
40-45
1
5,3
total
19
100
Nationality
Number of deaths
%
macedonian
13
68,4
albanian
4
21,0
turkis
1
5,3
qypsy
1
5,3
srbs
0
0
total
19
100
Place of leaving
Number of deaths
%
Skopje
11
57,8
Bitola
2
10,5
Kumanovo
2
10,5
Gostivar
1
5,3
Probistip
1
5,3
Kavadarci
1
5,3
Bogdanci
1
5,3
total
19
100
The total number of treated persons for narcotic addiction is continuously increasing in Republic of
Macedonia and so what the correlation with previous periods is very important.
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FATAL DRUG OVERDOSE
FATAL DRUG OVERDOSE
Chaparoska D, Popovska V, Petrusevska T.
Department of Toxicology, Institute for Forensic Medicine, University Clinical Centre, 
and Ministry of Health, Skopje, R. Macedonia
Abstract
Data from the Ministry of the Interior Analytical Department indicates that the number of registered
new drug users is increasing overall. Heroin is the most commonly injected drug, followed by
methadone and benzodiazepines. The total number of drug-related deaths appears to have
continuously increased among males, while the number among the female population decreased. The
majority of drug-related deaths are among those aged 25–29 (63.2 %), followed by those aged 20–24
(21 %). The majority of drug-related deaths (78.9 %) were related to opiate overdose. In the last 10 years
the number of deaths is gradually increasing in Macedonia, and in the previous year it was recorded the
highest number of deaths so far.
Background 
The national focal point (NFP) estimates that there are around 20000–30 000 problem drug users in
the Republic of Macedonia. Data from the Ministry of the Interior Analytical Department indicates that
the number of registered new drug users is increasing overall. Heroin is the most commonly injected
drug, followed by methadone and benzodiazepines.