Toxicological Analysis Unveiling the Low Rate of Self-Reporting of Addictive/Recreative Substances in Acute Severe Drug Overdose Cases.

Objective: Toxicological analysis (TA) is advised when assessing the prognosis and the treatment of drug overdose patients. Apart from this use, the value of TA has remained unclear. This study aimed at defining the value of TA regarding the toxicological diagnosis in severe overdose cases that involved addictive or recreational drugs (ARDs) that were used either alone or in combination with medicinal drugs.