Impact of binge alcohol on mortality among people who inject drugs

•The impact of poly-substance use with alcohol on mortality is not well-described in the literature.•Binge alcohol use was examined in two prospective cohort studies in Vancouver, Canada.•We examined all-cause mortality for people who inject drugs (PWID).•In this setting, binge alcohol use is positi...

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Main Authors: Johnson, Cheyenne, Dong, Huiru, Ahamad, Keith, Hayashi, Kanna, Milloy, M.J., Kerr, Thomas, Wood, Evan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4470370/