Background Mortality in high-risk groups such as people who use illicit drugs is often
expressed in relative terms such as standardised ratios. These measures are highest for …

Background Heroin use carries the highest burden of disease of any drug of dependence.
The study aimed to determine mortality rates of the Australian Treatment Outcome Study …

Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the mortality risks, over 20 years of
follow-up in a nationally representative sample, associated with illegal drug use and to …

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 In contrast to research on more restricted samples of drug users,
epidemiological studies open up a view of death rates and survivorship of those who have …

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 …

Background The aim of this study was to examine heroin mortality trends and changes in
causes of death, across time and age, in a cohort of the heroin population of treated …

[Mortality of drug users attending public treatment centers in Italy 1998-2001: a cohort study]. -
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Background Although mortality is a known complication of illicit drug use, robust
epidemiological studies on drug-related mortality in Finland are scarce. We examined all …

Abstract Introduction and Aims. Experiencing previous non‐fatal overdoses have been
identified as a predictor of subsequent non‐fatal overdoses; however, few studies have …