Increased non-fatal overdose risk associated with involuntary drug treatment in a longitudinal study with people who inject drugs.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess the effect of involuntary drug treatment (IDT) on non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs (PWID).

Design

Longitudinal study.

Setting

Tijuana, Mexico.

Participants

Baseline sample of 671 PWID included 258 (38.4%) women and 413 (61.6%) men.

Measurements

Primary independent variables were reported recent (i.e. past 6 months) non-fatal overdose event (dependent variable) and IDT. Substance use the day of the non-fatal overdose was also examined.

Findings

From 2011 to 2017, 213 participants (31.7%) reported a recent non-fatal overdose and 103 (15.4%) reported recent IDT. Heroin, in combination with methamphetamine and tranquilizers, were the drugs most reported at the day of the event. IDT significantly increased the odds of repo

SUBMITTER: Rafful C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5938130 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature