Mortality amongst Illicit Drug Users: Epidemiology, Causes and Intervention (International Research Monographs in the Addictions)

Over the past 40 years the rate of illicit drug use worldwide has risen dramatically, and with it the number of deaths reported among drug-using populations. What are the clinical, ethical and psychopathological implications of these deaths? In this book, Shane Darke and his team provide the first full, synthetic review of the epidemiology, causes, prevalence, demography, and associated risk factors of illicit-drug-related mortality. In addition, they examine and evaluate interventions to reduce these deaths. The major causes of death among illicit drug users are overdose, disease, suicide and trauma. Each is independently examined. This is an important book for all clinicians and policy makers involved in issues relating to illicit drug use ''Over the past 40 years the rate of illicit drug use worldwide has risen dramatically, and with it the number of deaths reported among drug-using populations. What are the clinical, ethical and psychopathological implications of these deaths? In this book Shane Darke and his team provide the first full, systematic review of the epidemiology, causes, prevalence, demography and associated risk factors of illicit-drug-related mortality. In addition, they examine and evaluate interventions to reduce these deaths. The major causes of death among illicit drug users are overdose, disease, suicide and trauma. Each is independently examined. This is an important book for all clinicians and policy-makers involved in issues relating to illicit drug use.''--BOOK JACKET. Read more... Why illicit drug-related deaths matter -- The global epidemiology of illicit drug use -- Mortality amongst drug users -- Mortality and drug overdose -- Illicit dug use and disease -- Mortality and suicide -- Mortality and trauma -- Reducing drug-related mortality -- Summary and conclusions Over The Past 40 Years The Rate Of Illicit Drug Use Worldwide Has Risen Dramatically, And With It The Number Of Deaths Reported Among Drug-using Populations. What Are The Clinical, Ethical And Psychopathological Implications Of These Deaths? In This Book Shane Darke And His Team Provide The First Full, Systematic Review Of The Epidemiology, Causes, Prevalence, Demography And Associated Risk Factors Of Illicit-drug-related Mortality. In Addition, They Examine And Evaluate Interventions To Reduce These Deaths. The Major Causes Of Death Among Illicit Drug Users Are Overdose, Disease, Suicide And Trauma. Each Is Independently Examined. This Is An Important Book For All Clinicians And Policy-makers Involved In Issues Relating To Illicit Drug Use.--jacket. Why Illicit Drug-related Deaths Matter -- The Global Epidemiology Of Illicit Drug Use -- Mortality Amongst Drug Users -- Mortality And Drug Overdose -- Illicit Dug Use And Disease -- Mortality And Suicide -- Mortality And Trauma -- Reducing Drug-related Mortality -- Summary And Conclusions. Shane Darke, Louisa Degenhardt & Richard Mattick. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 145-185) And Index.

Over the past 40 years the rate of illicit drug use worldwide has risen dramatically, and with it the number of deaths reported among drug-using populations. What are the clinical, ethical and psychopathological implications of these deaths? In this book, Shane Darke and his team provide the first full, synthetic review of the epidemiology, causes, prevalence, demography, and associated risk factors of illicit-drug-related mortality. In addition, they examine and evaluate interventions to reduce these deaths. The major causes of death among illicit drug users are overdose, disease, suicide and trauma. Each is independently examined. This is an important book for all clinicians and policy-makers involved in issues relating to illicit drug use.

• Comprehensively examines rates and causes of death among illicit drug users
• Takes an international perspective
• Integrates discussion of epidemiology, causes, risk factors and prevention

This book was first published in 2006. Over the past 40 years the rate of illicit drug use worldwide has risen dramatically, and with it the number of deaths reported among drug-using populations. What are the clinical, ethical and psychopathological implications of these deaths? In this book, Shane Darke and his team provide the first full, synthetic review of the epidemiology, causes, prevalence, demography, and associated risk factors of illicit-drug-related mortality. In addition, they examine and evaluate interventions to reduce these deaths. The major causes of death among illicit drug users are overdose, disease, suicide and trauma. Each is independently examined. This is an important book for all clinicians and policy-makers involved in issues relating to illicit drug use Frontmatter 1 Contents 5 Acknowledgements 9 List of tables 11 Chapter 1 - Why illicit drug-related deaths matter 13 Chapter 2 - The global epidemiology of illicit drug use 22 Chapter 3 - Mortality amongst illicit drug users 32 Chapter 4 - Mortality and drug overdose 53 Chapter 5 - Illicit drug use and disease 78 Chapter 6 - Mortality and suicide 91 Chapter 7 - Mortality and trauma 107 Chapter 8 - Reducing drug-related mortality 122 Chapter 9 - Summary and conclusions 146 References 156 Index 198