Lewer, Dan (2022) Can the ‘ageing cohort theory’ account for the increase in drug-related deaths? SSA Blog,
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Public health specialist Dr Dan Lewer writes for the SSA about whether the recent increase in drug-related deaths in the UK could be linked to an ageing cohort of people who use heroin. He considers factors such as the impact of long-term health conditions, the policy shift towards getting people in-and-out of treatment, and the trend towards poly-substance use.
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Harm reduction > Substance use harm reduction
P Demography, epidemiology, and history > Population dynamics > Substance related mortality / death
T Demographic characteristics > Elderly / Older person
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom
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