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Assessing gender disparities in excess mortality of heroin or cocaine users compared to the general population

M. T. BRUGAL ; G. MOLIST ; A. SARASA-RENEDO ; L. DE LA FUENTE ; A. ESPELT ; B. MESIAS ; C. PUERTA ; A. M. GUITART ; G. BARRIO | 2016
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.38, December 2016) Article : Périodique

Background: Previous analyses of excess mortality in drug users compared with the general population have almost always been based on mortality ratios, reporting much higher figures in women than men. This study tests the hypothesis that being a[...]

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Effect of ageing and time since first heroin and cocaine use on mortality from external and natural causes in a Spanish cohort of drug users

G. MOLIST ; M. T. BRUGAL ; G. BARRIO ; B. MESIAS ; M. BOSQUE-PROUS ; O. PARES-BADELL ; L. DE LA FUENTE | 2018
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.53, March 2018) Article : Périodique

Background: We aimed to assess the effect of ageing and time since first heroin/cocaine use on cause-specific mortality risk and age disparities in excess mortality among heroin (HUs) and cocaine users (CUs) in Spain. Methods: A cohort of 15,30[...]

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Lethality of opioid overdose in a community cohort of young heroin users

A. ESPELT ; G. BARRIO ; D. ALAMO-JUNQUERA ; M. J. BRAVO ; A. SARASA-RENEDO ; F. VALLEJO ; G. MOLIST ; M. T. BRUGAL ; Itinere Project Group | 2015
Dans European Addiction Research (Vol.21, n°6, October 2015) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to estimate the lethality of opioid overdose among young heroin users. METHODS: A prospective community cohort study was conducted in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain. Participants included 791 heroin users aged [...]

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Mortality risk factors and excess mortality in a cohort of cocaine users admitted to drug treatment in Spain

L. DE LA FUENTE ; G. MOLIST ; A. ESPELT ; G. BARRIO ; A. GUITART ; M. J. BRAVO ; M. T. BRUGAL ; Spanish Working Group for the Study of Mortality among Drug Users | 2014
Dans Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (Vol.46, n°2, February 2014) Article : Périodique

We assessed mortality risk factors and excess mortality compared to the general population in two Spanish sub-cohorts of 8,825 cocaine and heroin users (CHUs) and 11,905 only cocaine users (OCUs) aged 15-49 admitted to drug treatment. Heroin use[...]

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