TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Mortality, causes of death and risk factors for death among primary amphetamine users in the Swedish criminal justice system
JO  - Substance use and misuse
A1  - Ericsson, Emmy
A1  - Bradvik, Louise
A1  - Håkansson, Anders
SP  - 262
EP  - 269
VL  - 49
IS  - 3
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1082-6084
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2013.825921
ID  - ref1
ER  -