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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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

Dramatic increases in seizures of cocaine and, perhaps, in its use, are recording in Italy and
in many European Countries. This should mean that heavy health problems have to be …

OBJECTIVES: The study regards n. 267 drug related deaths submitted to toxicological
analyses for forensic purpose, since 2008 to 2012, at the Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology …

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 …

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 …