Background: Studies have highlighted 2 different groups of cocaine users (CUs):“socially
integrated”(stable living conditions, regular employment, use cocaine alone or in …

This paper reports the results of the mortality rate in a retrospective cohort of cocaine addicts
enrolled in treatment programs at the SerTs (Drug Addiction Services) of Bologna's …

We assessed mortality risk factors and excess mortality compared to the general population
in two Spanish sub-cohorts of 8,825 cocaine and heroin users (CHUs) and 11,905 only …

Cohort study on 471 subjects resident in the metropolitan area of Bologna who had visited a
public treatment center for problems due to the abuse of cocaine from January 1, 1988 to …

ABSTRACT A total of 852 participants attending 11 centers for addiction treatment in north
Italy following problems due to cocaine abuse between 1989 and 2013 were recruited. Two …

AIMS: To conduct a systematic review of mortality among cohort studies of cocaine users.
METHODS: Three electronic databases were searched (EMBASE, Medline and PsychINFO); …

Aims To study mortality in a cohort of cocaine use disorder patients, and compare results in
those with concurrent alcohol or opiates disorder. Design, Setting and Participants A cohort …

BACKGROUND: Published studies indicate that primary cocaine users (PCUs) have a
mortality rate 4–8 times higher than their age–sex peers in the general population. Most …

Background We aimed to assess the effect of ageing and time since first heroin/cocaine use
on cause-specific mortality risk and age disparities in excess mortality among heroin (HUs) …

Background There have been increased numbers of cocaine-related deaths reported in
some European countries since the early 1990s. There are indications that cocaine deaths …