AIMS: To review and summarize existing prospective studies reporting on remission from
dependence upon amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine or opioids. METHODS: Systematic …

Introduction This paper describes methamphetamine (MA) use patterns, specifically the
duration of continuing abstinence (“time to relapse”) for periods averaging 5 years post …

Objective To determine the current prevalence rates of cocaine use and dependence in a
representative sample of the Brazilian population, and to investigate possible associations …

Violence is a major adverse outcome associated with cocaine use. Brazil presents a unique
case study with high levels of cocaine use. We present a systematized, comprehensive …

Objectives. We examined the relationships between substance abuse treatment, abstinence,
and mortality in a sample of individuals entering treatment. We also estimated overall …

This is a register-based cohort study of 20,581 individuals in treatment for illicit substance
use disorders in Denmark between 1996 and 2006. All in all, 1441 deaths were recorded …

To examine dynamic changes in drug-use trajectories over time we analyzed episode types
and predictors of quitting use over the 10 years following drug-use initiation for 1797 heroin …

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 …

Objectives. We investigated deprivation and inequalities in life expectancy and healthy life
expectancy by location in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Methods. We conducted a health survey of …

OBJETIVO: Analisar a evolução do consumo entre usuários de crack com histórico de
tratamento. MÉTODOS: Uma coorte de, originalmente, 131 dependentes de crack admitidos …