January 1, 1988Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Eleven year follow‐up of 300 young opioid addicts

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Population

300 young opioid addicts attending the City of Copenhagen Drug Treatment Service or the Nordvang Hospital…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

11 years

Authors

SHS. HaastrupGlostrup Hospital PJPeter Winning JepsenRigshospitalet

Discussion

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Implication

May signal need for sustained support in young opioid users; leaves open effective strategies pending prospective trials.

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Population

300 young opioid addicts (203 male and 97 female) attending the City of Copenhagen Drug Treatment Service (n=200) or the Nordvang Hospital (n=100) for first-time treatment during 1973.

Intervention

First-time treatment for opioid addiction (observational follow-up)

Outcome

Outcome classified on a four-step scale according to current drug status and occupational status at 11 years (1984)composite

The long-term prognosis for young opioid addicts is highly unfavorable, characterized by high mortality and low rates of stable abstinence over an 11-year period.

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Haastrup et al. (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8b0000c12eaf65c8b1f413 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1988.tb05071.x

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Eleven year follow‐up of 300 young opioid addicts

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Eleven year follow‐up of 300 young opioid addicts

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