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Causes of death among crack cocaine users

Ribeiro, Marcelo ; Dunn, John ; Sesso, Ricardo ; Dias, Andréa Costa ; Laranjeira, Ronaldo

Revista brasileira de psiquiatria, 2006-09, Vol.28 (3), p.196-202 [Revista revisada por pares]

Brazil: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria

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Causes of death among crack cocaine users
Autor: Ribeiro, Marcelo ; Dunn, John ; Sesso, Ricardo ; Dias, Andréa Costa ; Laranjeira, Ronaldo
Materias: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - mortality ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Distribution ; Brazil - epidemiology ; Cause of Death ; Child ; Cocaine-Related Disorders - mortality ; Crack Cocaine ; Drug Overdose - mortality ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Homicide - statistics & numerical data ; Hospitals, General - statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Longitudinal studies ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mortality rate ; Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data ; PSYCHIATRY ; Sex Distribution ; Substance related disorders
Es parte de: Revista brasileira de psiquiatria, 2006-09, Vol.28 (3), p.196-202
Descripción: The study accompanied 131 crack-cocaine users over a 5-year period, and examined mortality patterns, as well as the causes of death among them. All patients admitted to a detoxification unit in Sao Paulo between 1992 and 1994 were interviewed during two follow-up periods: 1995-1996 and 1998-1999. After 5 years, 124 patients were localized (95%). By the study endpoint (1999), 23 patients (17.6%) had died. Homicide was the most prevalent cause of death (n = 13). Almost one third of the deaths were due to the HIV infection, especially among those with a history of intravenous drug use. Less than 10% died from overdose. The study suggests that the mortality risk among crack cocaine users is greater than that seen in the general population, homicide and AIDS being the most common causes of death among such individuals.
Editor: Brazil: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria
Idioma: Inglés;Portugués

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Ribeiro, Marcelo ; Dunn, John ; Sesso, Ricardo ; Dias, Andréa Costa ; Laranjeira, Ronaldo

Brazil: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria

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