3 results match your criteria: "Chief of Epidemiological Monitoring Center on Addiction[Affiliation]"
Mortality risk among individuals treated for alcohol use disorders: results of a longitudinal study from 1978 to 2016 in Northern Italy.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
February 2020
Chief of Epidemiological Monitoring Center on Addiction, Mental Health DSM-DP, Azienda USL Bologna, Italy.
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the mortality trends and causes of death in Northern Italy in a cohort of a population of individuals treated for alcohol use disorder (AUD) over a 38-year follow-up period (1978-2016).
Materials And Methods: 6,198 patients attending eighteen centres for addiction treatment (CATs) for AUD were recruited.
Results: During the follow-up period, 19.
Mortality Risk among Cocaine Users before and after the Economic Recession: Results of a Longitudinal Study.
Eur Addict Res
November 2020
Monitoring Center on Addiction, Harm Reduction Service, Mental Health DAISM-DP, Parma, Italy.
Article Synopsis
- The study identifies two types of cocaine users: "socially integrated" (stable lifestyle) and "socially marginalized" (socioeconomic struggles), highlighting differences in mortality risk among them, especially when heroin is also involved.
- It analyzes data from 1,993 subjects who sought treatment for cocaine use in Northern Italy from 1982 to 2016, showing changes in demographics and mortality rates over time, with higher risks for those using heroin.
- Findings indicate that after a decline, mortality rates rose post-economic recession, emphasizing the impact of economic factors on cocaine use and death risk among drug users.
Mortality Trends among Cocaine Users Treated between 1989 and 2013 in Northern Italy: Results of a Longitudinal Study.
J Psychoactive Drugs
October 2019
b Doctor and Medical Director, AUSL, Bologna , Italy.
A total of 852 participants attending 11 centers for addiction treatment in north Italy following problems due to cocaine abuse between 1989 and 2013 were recruited. Two typologies were created: cocaine users (never heroin) (CU) and heroin and cocaine users (HCU). During the 38-year follow-up period, 4.
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