Aims To determine the long-term mortality, remission, criminality and psychiatric comorbidity during 11 years among heroin-dependent Australians. Design Longitudinal cohort study. Setting Sydney, Australia. Participants A total of 615 participants were recruited and completed baseline interviews between 2001...
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Evaluating long-term effects of heroin-assisted treatment: the results of a 6-year follow-up. Eur Addict Res. 2003;9:73–79.Guttinger F, Gschwend P, Schulte B, Rehm J, Uchtenhagen A (2003). Evaluating Long-Term Effects of Heroin-Assisted Treatment: The Results of a 6-Year Follow-Up...
This cohort study assesses the longer-term risks of overdose or mental health crisis associated with opioid dose tapering.
OBJECTIVE: We present the clinical, biochemical, and imaging findings of a woman with vitamin D deficiency and severe osteomalacia related to intravenous heroin addiction. RESULTS: A 54-year-old woman with a medical history significant for long-standing heroin abuse presented with complaints of bone...
The Risks of Overdose From Drug Abuse The most serious potential long-term effect of drug abuse and drug addiction is death. Drugs can kill slowly over time, but they can also cause a fatal overdose. Any misuse of any type of drug puts a person at risk for having an overdose that may...
HIV seronegative experimental participants reported significantly less frequent needle sharing and less injecting of heroin and cocaine than controls. In multiple logistic regression models of HIV seronegative participants, there was a significant negative association between assignment to the experimental ...
Precocious transitions and long-term heroin use outcomes: A longitudinal study of gang-affiliated Mexican-American malesGangsHeroin useDrug trajectoriesMexican-Americans•Precocious transitions are linked to substance abuse and other risks.•15-year follow-up study of gang-affiliated Mexican-American ...
Of all opioid users in 2013-2014, 79.4% were long-term users compared with 45.1% in 1999-2000. Long-term use was associated with poorer physical health, concurrent benzodiazepine use, and history of heroin use. CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight the need for research on potential benefits ...
Toxicity associated with long-term intravenous heroin and cocaine self-administration in the rat. JAMA 254 (1), 81-83.Bozarth, M. A.; Wise, R. A. Toxicity associated with long-term in- travenous heroin and cocaine self-administration in the rat. JAMA 254:81; 1...