Non-fatal overdose and subsequent drug treatment among injection drug users
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Predictors of non-fatal overdose among a cohort of polysubstance-using injection drug users.
BACKGROUND Non-fatal overdose is a major determinant of morbidity among injection drug users (IDU). We sought to evaluate factors associated with non-fatal overdose among IDU in Vancouver. METHODS We examined non-fatal overdose among participants in the Vancouver Injection Drug Users Study. Correlates of non-fatal overdose occurring between 1996 and 2004 were identified using generalized esti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Drug and Alcohol Dependence
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0376-8716
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.10.015