The study aimed to determine mortality rates, standardised mortality ratios (SMRs), and
correlates of mortality amongst the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS) cohort of …

Background Cocaine is commonly involved in unintentional drug poisoning (overdose)
deaths, accounting for 46% of overdose deaths in New York City (NYC) in 2016. However …

BACKGROUND:: A major goal of heroin-assisted treatment in Switzerland has been to
reduce the drug-related mortality of heroin users. Therefore, a continuous monitoring of …

A recent trend of escalating use of cocaine/crack cocaine was observed in the UK. The
number of mentions on death certificates; last year use of cocaine; treatment demand …

Results The number of deaths among drug addicts was 160 of which 64% were due to fatal
poisoning. The number of drug addict deaths has remained almost constant in the period …

Objective: To examine trends in the prevalence of problematic cocaine use in a large city
and describe the problems encountered when estimating these trends using capture …

Aims To (i) assess the population mortality rates of cocaine‐related deaths in Australia, 2000
to 2021;(ii) determine the circumstances of death and case characteristics; and (iii) …

Fatal overdose and drug-related mortality are key harms associated with heroin use,
especially injecting drug use (IDU), and are a significant contribution to premature mortality …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence and patterns of use of crack and cocaine
hydrochloride among heroin users in Spain. To explore if the expansion of heroin smoking is …

Background: Illicit drug use is common among emergency department (ED) patients, yet the
association between drug use and subsequent mortality is not well understood. This study …