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 …

Objective. Illicit drug use is a well-established risk factor for increased morbidity and
mortality. However, little is known about the impact of benzodiazepine use on mortality …

Aims To examine the mortality risk in a cohort of 'hard‐to‐reach'polysubstance users and its
putative associations with substance use. Specifically, we estimated all‐cause mortality risk …

Introduction While the impacts of illicit drug use on mortality have been well described, the
impact of poly-substance that includes alcohol has received less attention. We examined the …

Aims To measure mortality rates and factors associated with mortality risk among
participants in the SuperMIX study, a prospective cohort study of people who inject drugs …

Background Polysubstance use is associated with negative health and social outcomes
among people who inject drugs. We aimed to describe trends in polysubstance use and …

AIMS: To conduct a systematic review of mortality among cohort studies of cocaine users.
METHODS: Three electronic databases were searched (EMBASE, Medline and PsychINFO); …

Aims To estimate pooled all‐cause and cause‐specific mortality risk for people with regular
or problematic cocaine use. Methods Systematic review and meta‐analysis of prospective or …

Background There are few studies of mortality amongst people who inject drugs (PWID) in
Australia. In this study, we estimate mortality in a cohort of PWID in Melbourne and examine …

Background Over the past decade, rates of drug poisoning deaths have increased
dramatically in Canada. Current evidence suggests that the non-medical use of synthetic …