Factors influencing mortality among alcohol and drug treatment clients in Victoria, Australia: The role of demographic and substance use characteristics | Zendy

Belinda Lloyd | Zendy; Monica J. Barratt | Zendy; Jason Ferris | Zendy; David Best | Zendy; Dan I. Lubman | Zendy

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Factors influencing mortality among alcohol and drug treatment clients in Victoria, Australia: The role of demographic and substance use characteristics

Author(s) -

Belinda Lloyd,

Monica J. Barratt,

Jason Ferris,

David Best,

Dan I. Lubman

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

australian and new zealand journal of psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.66

H-Index - 116

eISSN - 1440-1614

pISSN - 0004-8674

DOI - 10.1177/0004867413491155

Subject(s) - medicine , population , cohort , national death index , psychiatry , comorbidity , drug , demography , mortality rate , substance abuse , retrospective cohort study , poison control , environmental health , hazard ratio , confidence interval , sociology

Clinical studies consistently identify alcohol- and drug-related treatment populations as more likely to die prematurely compared with an age-matched general population. However, demographic characteristics and primary drug of concern as predictors of mortality risk following treatment have not been adequately explored. This paper examines relationships between substance use, demographic factors and mortality among alcohol and drug treatment clients.

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