Prevalence and characteristics of opioid-related deaths involving alcohol in Ontario, Canada

Abstract

BACKGROUND: While it is well known that patients receiving opioids should refrain from alcohol consumption, little is known about the involvement of alcohol in opioid-related deaths. METHODS: We conducted a population-based analysis of opioid-related deaths in Ontario with and without alcohol involvement between 1993 and 2013, and reported rates overall and stratified by manner of death. We compared the characteristics of individuals who died …

Authors

Gomes T; Juurlink DN; Mamdani MM; Paterson JM; van den Brink W

Journal

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Vol. 179, , pp. 416–423

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

10 2017

DOI

10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.07.008

ISSN

0376-8716

Associated Experts

J Michael Paterson

Assistant Professor (Part-Time), Faculty of Health Sciences

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