Heavy users of prescription drugs - mortality and stability in use patterns
Engelsk titel: Heavy users of prescription drugs - mortality and stability in use patterns
Författare:
Isacson, Dag
;
Haglund, Bengt
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 20
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 19407
Sammanfattning
Longitudinal analyses of heavy users of prescription drugs were carried out in a geographically defined population in mideastern Sweden. During the period 1976-1983 the individual stability in heavy use of prescription drugs was analysed in heavy users identified in 1975. Mortality of heavy and nonheavy users was also studied. Continued heavy use was not common in the youngest heavy users, whereas substantial proportion of older heavy users continued with such use over time. There were no differences between men and women in continued heavy use.