Narcotic Deaths

"Forensic Medicine Outlines"

The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the types of narcotic deaths and drugs encountered by Dr. Milton Helpern in his post as Chief Medical Examiner for New York City and to describe internal and external body changes resulting from narcotism. This objective is achieved with the use of photographs of overdose victims and the equipment found and used by addicts. According to this presentation narcotic addiction which has been a problem for many years has increased markedly within the last twenty years. The use of amphetamines and marijuana is discussed briefly and the equipment used by addicts is described and illustrated. Dr. Helpern then shows photographs of overdose victims and describes the circumstances under which the body was found.

Loading countdown...

Remembering Miss Torso

2004

Federer: Twelve Final Days

Federer: Twelve Final Days

2024

Faber. Vita, battaglie e canzoni di Fabrizio De André.

Faber. Vita, battaglie e canzoni di Fabrizio De André.

2001

The Chippendiddys

The Chippendiddys

1995

Tiny Tim at the Great American Circus

Tiny Tim at the Great American Circus

1987

Von Richtern und anderen Sympathisanten

Von Richtern und anderen Sympathisanten

1982

Quale verità per Piazza Alimonda

2005

Das Alaska Syndrom

Das Alaska Syndrom

1991

Around the World When You Were My Age

Around the World When You Were My Age

2018

No Data Plan

No Data Plan

2019

Zersplitterte Nacht – 9. November 1938

2012

Stressed

Stressed

2019

The Nutcracker: A Christmas Story

The Nutcracker: A Christmas Story

1992

Robot Planet

Robot Planet

2018

John Dewey: An Introduction to His Life and Work

John Dewey: An Introduction to His Life and Work

2003

Punda the Zebra

Punda the Zebra

2017

Yesterday and Today

Yesterday and Today

1953

The Great Postal Heist

The Great Postal Heist

2022

Hope in the Holy Land: Delving Beneath the Surface of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Hope in the Holy Land: Delving Beneath the Surface of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

2021

BBC: The Voice of Britain

BBC: The Voice of Britain

1935