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 …

Objectives: To examine all-cause and cause-specific mortality over a 15-year follow-up
period in relation to at-baseline reported lifetime use of illegal drugs from five classes …

PURPOSE: To estimate and compare prevalence rates of lifetime health conditions by
inferred duration of illicit drug use among the general US adult population and to investigate …

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 …

A number of unique challenges are faced when attempting to estimate mortality attributable
to illicit drugs. The hidden nature of illicit drug use creates difficulties in quantifying the …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND For adults in general population community settings, data
regarding long-term course and outcomes of illicit drug use are sparse, limiting the …

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 …

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 Illicit drug use is a well-established risk factor for morbidity and mortality.
However, few studies have examined the impact of different drug use patterns on mortality …

Estimating mortality directly attributable to illicit drug use such as overdose death—the most
tangible adverse heath effect of illicit drug use—is difficult because of variations in the …