Hospitalisation for an alcohol-related cause among injecting drug users in Scotland: increased risk following diagnosis with hepatitis C infection

S.A. McDonald; S.J. Hutchinson; S.M. Bird; C. Robertson; P. Mills; John Dillon; D.J. Goldberg

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.04.003

Hospitalisation for an alcohol-related cause among injecting drug users in Scotland: increased risk following diagnosis with hepatitis C infection

S.A. McDonald, S.J. Hutchinson, S.M. Bird, C. Robertson, P. Mills, John Dillon, D.J. Goldberg

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Abstract

The rate of hepatitis C (HCV) related liver disease progression is known to be strongly associated with alcohol consumption, yet there are very few data on alcohol use in injecting drug users (IDUs), who represent 90% of Scotland's HCV-diagnosed population. To investigate the extent of alcohol use in IDUs, we used hospitalisation with an alcohol-related diagnosis as an indicator for problematic consumption levels, and compared admission rates pre- and post-HCV diagnosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	63-69
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume	22
Issue number	1
Early online date	15 May 2010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.04.003
Publication status	Published - 2011

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alcohol
hospital admissions
injecting drug users
hepatitis c virus

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McDonald, S. A., Hutchinson, S. J., Bird, S. M., Robertson, C., Mills, P., Dillon, J., & Goldberg, D. J. (2011). Hospitalisation for an alcohol-related cause among injecting drug users in Scotland: increased risk following diagnosis with hepatitis C infection. International Journal of Drug Policy, 22(1), 63-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.04.003

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