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| Title |
Heroin overdose: Research and evidence-based intervention
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Urban Health, June 2003
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| DOI | 10.1093/jurban/jtg022 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Shane Darke, Wayne Hall |
| Abstract |
Drug overdose is a major cause of premature death and morbidity among heroin users. This article examines recent research into heroin overdose to inform interventions that will reduce the rate of overdose death. The demographic characteristics of overdose cases are discussed, including factors associated with overdose: polydrug use, drug purity, drug tolerance, routes of administration, and suicide. Responses by heroin users at overdoses are also examined. Potential interventions to reduce the rate of overdose and overdose-related morbidity are examined in light of the emerging data in this field. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 2 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 147 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 142 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 13% |
| Researcher | 18 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 9% |
| Other | 34 | 23% |
| Unknown | 34 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 21% |
| Psychology | 22 | 15% |
| Social Sciences | 21 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 3% |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 20 | 14% |
| Unknown | 44 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 92. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 April 2021.
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#467,590
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#80
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#375
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#1
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