| Title |
Characteristics of Opioid-Users Whose Death Was Related to Opioid-Toxicity: A Population-Based Study in Ontario, Canada
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0060600 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Parvaz Madadi, Doris Hildebrandt, Albert E. Lauwers, Gideon Koren |
| Abstract |
The impact of the prescription opioid public health crisis has been illustrated by the dramatic increase in opioid-related deaths in North America. We aimed to identify patterns and characteristics amongst opioid-users whose cause of death was related to opioid toxicity. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 21 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 7 | 33% |
| United States | 5 | 24% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 10% |
| Myanmar | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 6 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 15 | 71% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 24% |
| Scientists | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 194 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 190 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 32 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 28 | 14% |
| Other | 22 | 11% |
| Researcher | 21 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 11% |
| Other | 37 | 19% |
| Unknown | 33 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 53 | 27% |
| Social Sciences | 21 | 11% |
| Psychology | 19 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 39 | 20% |
| Unknown | 35 | 18% |