Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7513728 | International Journal of Drug Policy | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Socioeconomic inequalities in drug users impact on the occurrence of fatal overdoses. Compared to their peers, users of illicit drugs with lower socioeconomic profiles show increased odds of dying from overdose. However, actual and self-referred socioeconomic characteristics of drug users, such as educational attainment and employment, may have a greater predictive value of overdose mortality than the parental socioeconomic status. Education, vocational training and socio-professional reintegration should be part of drug-related mortality prevention policies.
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Authors
Alain Origer, Etienne Le Bihan, Michèle Baumann,