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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients in the cohort at first admission 1970-1978 (n = 561)

From: Substance abuse and psychiatric co-morbidity as predictors of premature mortality in Swedish drug abusers a prospective longitudinal study 1970 - 2006

 

Deceased in 2006

Alive in 2006

Total

Demographics

n = 204

n = 357

n = 561

Age at first detoxification

m = 25.9

SD/range 8.8/13-68

m = 23.2

SD/range 5.9/13-50

M = 24,3 (SD = 7.2)

 

%

%

%

male gender

76

63

68

Drugs

   

   opiates

82/40%

96/27%

191/34%

   stimulants

75/37%

171/48%

236/42%

   cannabis

96/47%

218/61%

286/51%

   barbiturates

37/18%

32/9%

84/15%

   hallucinogenic drugs

18/9%

21/6%

45/8%

   alcohol

4/2%

25/7%

28/5%

   Poly-drug abuse1

120/59%

207/58%

331/59%

Somatic conditions

   

Any somatic disease

122/60%

182/51%

309/55%

Hepatitis (A, B, non A - non B)2

104/51%

164/46%

269/48%

Psychiatric conditions

   

Psychosis

18/9%

57/16%

79/14.4%

Neurosis

29/14%

54/15%

84/14.8%

Personality disorder

39/19%

75/21%

112/20.1%

  1. 1 poly drug use; abuse of at least 2 substances at the same time
  2. 2 it was not possible to diagnose hepatitis C before 1991
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BMC Psychiatry

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