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Health Research Board. Alcohol and Drug Research Unit. Lynn, Ena, Lyons, Suzi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4635-6673, Walsh, Simone and Long, Jean (2009) Trends in deaths among drug users in Ireland from traumatic and medical causes, 1998 to 2005. HRB Trends Series 8. Dublin: Health Research Board.

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Over the eight-year period 1998–2005, 885 drug users died. Two in every three died as a result of trauma, such as a road traffic collision, and one in three died from a medical cause, such as liver disease.


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
Irish-related, Report
Drug Type
Substances (not alcohol/tobacco)
Date
19 November 2009
Call No
Ref. ADRU
Pages
24 p.
Publisher
Health Research Board
Corporate Creators
Health Research Board. Alcohol and Drug Research Unit
Place of Publication
Dublin
ISBN
20090250
EndNote
Accession Number
HRB 4765 (Available), HRB 4766 (Available), HRB (Available)

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