Nonfatal overdose among a cohort of street-involved youth.
Limited data exist concerning patterns of nonfatal illicit drug overdoses among street-involved youth. We therefore evaluated factors associated with nonfatal overdose among a cohort of street-involved youth in Vancouver, Canada. Our findings indicate that nonfatal overdose was common among street-involved youth in our setting, and was associated with various forms of drug use, including methamphetamine use.
Werb
Daniel
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British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
Kerr
Thomas
T
Lai
Calvin
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Montaner
Julio
J
Wood
Evan
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001955:British Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000453:epidemiology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000506:poisoning*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D017678:Sex Distribution; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology
D013287:Illicit Drugs