Mortality, Causes of Death and Risk Factors for Death Among Primary Amphetamine Users in the Swedish Criminal Justice System. (1st February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ericsson, Emmy; Bradvik, Louise; Hakansson, Anders
• Is Part Of: Substance use & misuse. Volume 49:Number 3(2014)
• Page Start: 262
• Page End: 269
• Publication Date: 2014-02-01
• Subjects: Narcotic habit -- Periodicals; Alcoholism -- Periodicals; Substance abuse -- Periodicals; Behavior, Addictive -- Periodicals; Sustance-Related Disorders -- Periodicals; 362.2905
• DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2013.825921
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1082-6084

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>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> </abstract>