Causes of death among people who used illicit opioids in England, 2001-18: a matched cohort study

• Main Authors: Dan Lewer, MSc (Author), Thomas D Brothers, MD (Author), Naomi Van Hest, MSc (Author), Matthew Hickman, ProfPhD (Author), Adam Holland, MSc (Author), Prianka Padmanathan, MSc (Author), Paola Zaninotto, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: In many countries, the average age of people who use illicit opioids, such as heroin, is increasing. This has been suggested to be a reason for increasing numbers of opioid-related deaths seen in surveillance data. We aimed to describe causes of death among people who use illici...