Mortality among regular or dependent users of heroin and other opioids: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of cohort studies

L Degenhardt, C Bucello, B Mathers, C Briegleb… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To review the literature on mortality among dependent or regular users of opioids
across regions, according to specific causes, and related to a number of demographic and …

Health consequences of illegal drug use

CY Chen, KM Lin - Current opinion in psychiatry, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Health consequences of illegal drug use : Current Opinion in Psychiatry Health consequences of
illegal drug use : Current Opinion in Psychiatry Log in or Register Subscribe to journalSubscribe …

The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe, 1990–2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease …

G Castelpietra, AKS Knudsen, EE Agardh… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Mental health is a public health issue for European young people, with great
heterogeneity in resource allocation. Representative population-based studies are needed …

Causes of death after nonfatal opioid overdose

M Olfson, S Crystal, M Wall, S Wang, SM Liu… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance A recent increase in patients presenting with nonfatal opioid overdoses has
focused clinical attention on characterizing their risks of premature mortality. Objective To …

Mortality among drug users after discharge from inpatient treatment: an 8-year prospective study

E Ravndal, EJ Amundsen - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Drug users who are leaving/completing inpatient medication-free treatment
may, like drug users released from prison, have an elevated risk of dying from fatal …

Mortality and cause of death among 1705 illicit drug users: a 37 year follow up

M Stenbacka, A Leifman… - Drug and alcohol review, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction and Aims. To examine the overall mortality and causes of deaths of a
large cohort of users of illicit drugs in Stockholm over 37 years. Design and Methods. People …

Mortality among people with opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Bahji, B Cheng, S Gray, H Stuart - Journal of addiction medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of cohorts of people with OUD involving illicit
opioids with data on all-cause or overdose-specific mortality. Setting and Participants: Of …

Mortality, cause of death and risk factors in patients with alcohol use disorder alone or poly-substance use disorders: a 19-year prospective cohort study

AJ Hjemsæter, JG Bramness, R Drake, I Skeie… - BMC psychiatry, 2019 - Springer
Background This study investigated cause of death, mortality rates and explored if baseline
characteristics were associated with risk of death in patients with alcohol use disorder alone …

Mortality among older adults with opioid use disorders in the Veteran's Health Administration, 2000–2011

S Larney, ASB Bohnert, D Ganoczy, MA Ilgen… - Drug and alcohol …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The population of people with opioid use disorders (OUD) is aging. There has
been little research on the effects of aging on mortality rates and causes of death in this …

Gender differences in mortality and risk factors in a 13-year cohort study of street-recruited injecting drug users

L Gjersing, AL Bretteville-Jensen - BMC Public Health, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Injecting drug users (IDUs) are at risk of premature mortality. This study
examined gender differences in mortality, risk factors, and causes of death among IDUs …