The fatality rate among hard drug users is 14 times higher than for the general population

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-02/f-sf-tfr020714.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 7-Feb-2014
Contact: Sinc Agency
FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology
A study compares mortality among hard drug users

A new study analyses the risk factors and excess mortality among heroin and cocaine consumers admitted to treatment in Spain. The results reveal that the fatality rate among consumers of both drugs is 14.3 times higher than for the general population, while among those only using cocaine, it is 5.1 times higher.

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