1. Mortality, Causes of Death and Risk Factors for Death Among Primary Amphetamine Users in the Swedish Criminal Justice System.
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Ericsson, Emmy, Bradvik, Louise, and Hakansson, Anders
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MORTALITY , *AMPHETAMINES , *CHI-squared test , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *CRIMINALS , *CAUSES of death , *FISHER exact test , *INTERVIEWING , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *SUBSTANCE abuse , *T-test (Statistics) , *PROPORTIONAL hazards models , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *DISEASE complications ,MORTALITY risk factors - Abstract
This study examined mortality and predictors of death in 1,396 primary amphetamine users (85% males) who were interviewed with the Addiction Severity Index in the Swedish criminal justice system during 2000-2006 and followed through 2008. Forty-nine clients deceased (standardized mortality ratio 4.1 [3.0-5.4]), at least 84% of deaths were violent or drug-related (12% suicides), and Cox regression analysis indicated that death was associated with frequent use of sedatives and less frequent use of amphetamine. No female deaths were observed; death and male gender were associated in binary analysis. Implications for diagnostics and treatment are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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