Deaths associated with XXXX in Virginia from 1987 to 1996.

@entity16411 @entity4185 @entity24336 @entity41007 @entity8336 @entity55094 @entity24335 @entity204 @entity734
@entity4185 has existed for a considerable period of time and it is currently one of the most prevalent @entity734 in the world. One repercussion from using these compounds is that abuse may result in lethality. In an attempt to better understand the @entity204 associated with @entity4185 , the authors surveyed the @entity204 records from the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1987 to 1996. Examination of the state records identified 39 @entity204 related to @entity4185 during this time period. While no significant increase or decrease in the @entity204 rate was observed across the time period investigated, all regions of Virginia were affected, with the rates being highest in the northern and eastern regions of the state. Age of @entity204 ranged from 13 to 42 years with the majority of @entity204 (70%) occurring at 22 years of age or younger. Ninety-five per cent of the individuals were male, with @entity734 @entity204 accounting for 0.3% of all @entity204 in males aged 13-22 years. The chief volatile substances used were gas fuels (46%), predominately @entity24335 and @entity24336 , @entity55094 (26%), @entity16411 and @entity41007 (21%), and other volatile substances including volatile anesthetics. Deaths associated with the abuse of @entity24335 and @entity8336 were more likely to be traumatic, but all substances appeared capable of killing directly by their toxic effects, probably through cardiac and/or respiratory mechanisms. The ramifications of these findings for regulation and prevention are addressed.
