[HTML][HTML] Relation of substance use disorders to mortality, accident and emergency department attendances, and hospital admissions: A 13-year population-based …

Y Wei, J Zhao, ICK Wong, EYF Wan, DMD Taylor… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The impact of substance use disorders (SUD) in an Asian population has not
been fully explored. We aimed to assess the risk of mortality, accident and emergency (A&E) …

[HTML][HTML] “Know your epidemic, know your response”: Epidemiological assessment of the substance use disorder crisis in the United States

A Hernández, M Lan, NJ MacKinnon, AJ Branscum… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The United States (US) is currently experiencing a substance use disorders (SUD) crisis with
an unprecedented magnitude. The objective of this study was to recognize and characterize …

[HTML][HTML] Patterns of mortality risk among patients with substance use disorder: an opportunity for proactive patient safety?

J Svensson, J Bergström, M Kåberg, P Becker - BMC psychiatry, 2022 - Springer
Background Patients with substance use disorder (SUD) suffer from excess mortality
compared to the overall population. This study aims to identify patterns in death rates among …

Emergency department use, hospitalization, and their sociodemographic determinants among patients with Substance-Related disorders: a worldwide systematic …

B Armoon, MJ Fleury, MD Griffiths, A Bayani… - Substance Use & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Identifying the determinants of emergency department (ED) use and
hospitalization among patients with substance-related disorders (SRD) can help inform …

[HTML][HTML] Predictive factors for severe outcomes in substance abuse-related emergency visits: A 5-year retrospective analysis at a medical center in Taiwan

CY Hsieh, JY Hsu, CC Yang - Journal of the Chinese Medical …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Substance abuse is a considerable medical issue worldwide, yet current
surveillance systems in Taiwan offer limited insights into the clinical characteristics and …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency department visits by patients with substance use disorder in the United States

X Zhang, N Wang, F Hou, Y Ali… - Western Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Using 2016–2017 ED data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care
Survey, we investigated demographics, ED resource utilization, and clinical characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Prior emergency medical services utilization is a risk factor for in-hospital death among patients with substance misuse: a retrospective cohort study

P Gupta, A Mayampurath, T Gruenloh, M Oguss… - BMC Emergency …, 2024 - Springer
Background Substance misuse poses a significant public health challenge, characterized by
premature morbidity and mortality, and heightened healthcare utilization. While studies have …

Predictors of death from physical illness or accidental/intentional causes among patients with substance-related disorders

MJ Fleury, Z Cao, G Grenier… - The Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective This study identified patient clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, and,
more originally, service use patterns as predictors of death from physical illness or …

All-cause mortality rate of people in treatment for substance use disorders in Belgium: A register-based cohort study

L Van Baelen, J Antoine, K De Ridder… - Journal of Substance …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The objective of the current paper is to estimate the all-cause mortality rates for
people who have been in treatment for substance use disorders (SUD) in Belgium. Methods …

Risk of self‐harm or suicide associated with specific drug use disorders, 2004–2016: a population‐based cohort study

Y Chai, H Luo, Y Wei, SKW Chan, KKC Man… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Drug use disorders are associated with increased risk of self‐
harm. Risk differences associated with specific types of drug use disorders are yet to be …