Hepatotoxicity of illegal home-made alcohols.

Objective And Aim: Alcohol-related hepatotoxicity is not only caused by excessive alcohol consumption but also caused and even accelerated by hepatotoxic ingredients other than ethanol. Concentrations of hepatotoxic substances might be significantly high, particularly in illegally produced home-made alcohols. In this study we aim to analyze the hepatotoxic effects of a home-made alcohol traditionally called "bogma raki" in Turkey.

General Characteristics of Child Sexual Offenders in Hatay, Turkey.

Objective: Child sexual offenders are a poorly studied and relatively neglected population in our country. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between criminal behavior and socio-demographic characteristics of a series of child sexual offenders.

Materials And Methods: The records of social worker interviews with 48 child sexual offenders between 2009 and 2013 were used.