Mortality among older adults with opioid use disorders in the Veteran's Health Administration, 2000–2011

Highlights • We examined mortality in older (>50 years) adults with opioid use disorders. • Drug-related and traumatic mortality rates among older adults with OUD did not decline with age, and were augmented by chronic disease deaths. • Health care for this group requires interventions to address...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Drug and alcohol dependence 2015-02, Vol.147, p.32-37
Hauptverfasser:	Larney, Sarah, Bohnert, Amy S.B, Ganoczy, Dara, Ilgen, Mark A, Hickman, Matthew, Blow, Fred C, Degenhardt, Louisa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Aging - pathology Aging - psychology Drug Overdose - diagnosis Drug Overdose - mortality Drug Overdose - psychology Female Hepatitis C virus Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Male Middle Aged Mortality Mortality - trends Opioid dependence Opioid-Related Disorders - diagnosis Opioid-Related Disorders - mortality Opioid-Related Disorders - psychology Psychiatry Risk Factors Time Factors United States - epidemiology United States Department of Veterans Affairs - trends Veterans Veterans - psychology Veterans Health - trends Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • We examined mortality in older (>50 years) adults with opioid use disorders. • Drug-related and traumatic mortality rates among older adults with OUD did not decline with age, and were augmented by chronic disease deaths. • Health care for this group requires interventions to address opioid-related mortality risk, as well as general geriatric care.
ISSN:	0376-8716 1879-0046
DOI:	10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.12.019