TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Mortality of intravenous drug users in Rome: a cohort study
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Perucci, C. A.
A1  - Davoli, M.
A1  - Rapiti, E.
A1  - Abeni, D. D.
A1  - Forastiere, F.
SP  - 1307
EP  - 1310
VL  - 81
IS  - 10
N2  - A historical cohort study was carried out in Rome to examine overall and cause-specific mortality among intravenous drug users (IVDUs). A total of 4200 IVDUs (3411 men and 789 women) enrolled in methadone treatment centers between 1980 and 1988 were studied. There were 239 deaths during the follow-up period. The overall SMR was 10.10 in the entire cohort (95% confidence interval, 8.86-11.47), 9.30 in males and 18.07 in females. A large excess of mortality in both sexes was found for infectious, circulatory, respiratory, and digestive diseases as well as for violence, overdose, AIDS, and unknown or ill-defined causes. Tumors and suicide were excessive only in males. Deaths due to drug overdose, violence or trauma, and cirrhosis accounted for 63.6%, AIDS for 7.1%, endocarditis and other bacterial infections for 7.1%, and neoplasms for 3.8% of total mortality. These findings document serious health consequences of drug abuse in Italy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.81.10.1307
ID  - ref1
ER  -