Excess mortality among injection drug users with AIDS, New York city (1999-2004)

Melissa R. Pfeiffer; David B. Hanna; Elizabeth M. Begier; Kent A. Sepkowitz; Regina Zimmerman; Judith E. Sackoff

doi:10.3109/10826084.2011.522850

Excess mortality among injection drug users with AIDS, New York city (1999-2004)

Melissa R. Pfeiffer, David B. Hanna, Elizabeth M. Begier, Kent A. Sepkowitz, Regina Zimmerman, Judith E. Sackoff

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Abstract

We calculated proportions and trends in contributing causes of death among persons with AIDS (PWA) and a history of injection drug use (IDU) in New York City and compared the proportions with those among PWA with a transmission risk of high-risk heterosexual sex (HRH) and men who have sex with men (MSM). We included all 10,575 injection drug user, HRH, and MSM residents aged 13+ years with AIDS reported by September 30, 2006, who died from 1999 through 2004. Accidental drug overdose was the most frequent contributing cause of death among IDUs (20.5%). Overdose prevention initiatives may greatly and immediately reduce deaths among PWA.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	245-253
Number of pages	9
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	46
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2011.522850
Publication status	Published - Jan 10 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

AIDS
cause of death
injection drug users
mortality
overdose
preventable death

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Health(social science)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Pfeiffer, M. R., Hanna, D. B., Begier, E. M., Sepkowitz, K. A., Zimmerman, R., & Sackoff, J. E. (2011). Excess mortality among injection drug users with AIDS, New York city (1999-2004). Substance Use and Misuse, 46(2-3), 245-253. https://doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2011.522850

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