Objective The purpose of this retrospective study was to describe the spectrum of medical
and trauma complications associated with self-reported cocaine use. Methods Patient …

Aim: To study long-term mortality and causes of death in a cohort of drug users in relation to
main type of drug use and HIV-status. Methods: A total of 1640 hospitalized drug users in …

We used data from different sources to estimate the extent and the trend of the epidemic of
drug use in Italy in the second half of the '80s. During the study period, the number of …

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 …

Drug‐related deaths have become a major source of premature mortality. This paper
presents an analysis of deaths due to acute adverse drug reactions caused by opiates or …

A total of 338 cases of death from acute reactions to drugs in Galicia (NW Spain) from 1 June
1992 to 31 July 1997 were examined. The average annual mortality rate was close to 70 …

Background: Numerous case series have implicated cocaine use as a cause of both
myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke on the basis of the temporal relationship between drug …

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) …

Aim. To analyse overall and cause‐specific mortality among problem drug users (PDUs)
attending treatment centres in Rome and to evaluate differences in mortality between …

Aim: This study describes temporal changes of the pattern of substance abuse among drug
users in treatment in Lazio, Italy. Methods: We used individual data from the surveillance …