Overdosing among young injection drug users in San Francisco

K. C. OCHOA ; J. A. HAHN ; K. H. SEAL ; A. R. MOSS | 2001
Périodique

Heroin overdoses increased sharply in the US in the 1990s, but few studies have addressed overdose risk. We examined overdosing and injection-related risk behavior in young injection drug users (IDUs). We interviewed all consenting injectors und[...]

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Predictors and prevention of nonfatal overdose among street-recruited injection heroin users in the San Francisco bay area 1998-1999

K. H. SEAL ; A. H. KRAL ; L. GEE ; L. D. MOORE ; R. N. BLUTHENTHAL ; J. LORVICK ; B. R. EDLIN | 2001
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.91, n°11, November 2001) Article : Périodique

Objectives. This study sought to determine prevalence of and risk factors for nonfatal recent overdose among street-recruited injection heroin users. Methods. From August 1998 through July 1999, 1427 heroin injectors were recruited from 6 inner-[...]

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