Aims The aims of the present study were to:(i) evaluate the prevalence of recent cocaine use
in adolescents and young adults who had died by sudden cardiovascular death (SCVD);(ii) …

Reviews what is known about the extent of cocaine abuse, its adverse effects on health, and
methods available for treatment and prevention. The book opens with general information …

Background and Purpose—Although case reports have long identified a temporal
association between cocaine use and ischemic stroke (IS), few epidemiological studies …

Background Drug overdose deaths involving stimulants, including cocaine and
psychostimulants with abuse potential (eg, methamphetamine), have been increasing, partly …

Aims With an estimated 12 million consumers in Europe, cocaine (COC) is the illicit drug
leading to the most emergency department visits. The aim of this study was to examine a …

Objectives. To examine the state-level history of US overdose deaths involving stimulants
with and without opioids from 1999 to 2020. Methods. We used death certificate data from …

Estimating mortality directly attributable to illicit drug use such as overdose death—the most
tangible adverse heath effect of illicit drug use—is difficult because of variations in the …

Background People with severe mental illness have both increased mortality and are more
likely to have a substance use disorder. We assessed the association between mortality and …

Objectives: To follow-up a group of 131 crack cocaine users and examine drug use,
treatment experience, employment status, involvement in crime and mortality at 2 and 5 …

Heroin users/injectors' risk of drugs-related death by sex and current age is weakly
estimated both in individual cohorts of under 1000 clients, 5000 person-years or 50 drugs …