Mortality among heroin users and users of other internationally regulated drugs: A 27-year follow-up of users in the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program household samples

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 156, Issue , 2015, Pages 104-111

  Lopez Quintero, Catalina ^a   Roth, Kimberly B ^b   Eaton, William W ^b   Wu, Li Tzy ^c   Cottler, Linda B ^d   Bruce, Martha ^e   Anthony, James C ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Drug use; Drugs; Heroin; Mortality; Opioids; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; DRUG USE; MIDDLE AGED; PREMATURE MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

DIAMORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY, PREMATURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946495475     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.08.030     Document Type: Article

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