Healthcare utilization and psychiatric and physical comorbidities before suicide mortality in patients with methamphetamine use disorder: A nationwide case–control …

WC Lee, HM Chang, MC Huang, CH Pan, SS Su… - Addictive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Since the late 1990s, methamphetamine use has become a considerable
public health concern. Despite high suicide rates among methamphetamine users, studies …

All‐cause and suicide mortality among people with methamphetamine use disorder: a nation‐wide cohort study in Taiwan

WC Lee, HM Chang, MC Huang, CH Pan, SS Su… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims Although methamphetamine use is a serious public health problem,
large‐scale cohort studies assessing methamphetamine‐related mortality are scant. This …

Risk and protective factors for suicide among patients with methamphetamine dependence: a nested case-control study

CJ Kuo, SY Tsai, YT Liao, Y Conwell… - The Journal of …, 2010 - legacy.psychiatrist.com
Objective: Methamphetamine as a recreational drug has undergone cycles of popularity,
with a recent surge worldwide since the 1990s. This study aimed to identify clinical …

Mortality, causes of death, and health status among methamphetamine users

DM Herbeck, ML Brecht, K Lovinger - Journal of addictive diseases, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines causes of death, years of life lost, and health and drug use
characteristics associated with mortality over an 8 to 10 year period in a sample of …

Influence of baseline psychiatric disorders on mortality and suicide and their associations with gender and age in patients with methamphetamine use disorder

SC Fang, CC Hung, CY Huang, SM Huang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
High mortality rates in patients with methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) are well
documented. However, the influence of co-occurring psychiatric disorders on the risks of …

All-cause mortality among individuals with disorders related to the use of methamphetamine: a comparative cohort study

RC Callaghan, JK Cunningham, M Verdichevski… - Drug and alcohol …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Understanding the mortality rate of methamphetamine users, especially in
relation to other drug users, is a core component of any evaluation of methamphetamine …

Causes of death of patients with methamphetamine dependence: a record‐linkage study

CJUE KUO, YAT LIAO, WJ Chen, SY TSAI… - Drug and alcohol …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction and Aims. Methamphetamine use leads to increased likelihood of
premature death. The authors investigated the causes of death and risk of mortality in a …

Suicide and other-cause mortality among heroin users in Taiwan: a prospective study

CTC Lee, VCH Chen, HKL Tan, SY Chou, KH Wu… - Addictive …, 2013 - Elsevier
Aims The present study investigates one-year incidence of mortality from suicide and other
causes among heroin users in Taiwan. Design A prospective national register-based cohort …

Increased medical utilization and psychiatric comorbidity following a new diagnosis of methamphetamine use disorder

WC Lee, HM Chang, MC Huang, CH Pan… - The American Journal …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Evidence of patterns of medical utilization and distribution of comorbidities
among individuals using methamphetamine remains limited Objective: This study aims to …

Completed suicide among methamphetamine users: a national study

S Darke, S Kaye, J Duflou… - Suicide and Life …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
All Australian cases of methamphetamine‐related suicide (2009–2015) retrieved from the
National Coronial Information System were examined to determine crude mortality rates …