The fatality rate among heroin, cocaine users 14 times higher than for the general population
Saturday, February 8, 2014 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
A new study analyses the risk factors and excess mortality among heroin and cocaine consumers admitted to treatment in Spain. The results reveal that the fatality rate among consumers of both drugs is 14.3 times higher than for the general population, while among those only using cocaine, it is 5.1 times higher.
