Estimating the annual number of deaths among POU in Europe
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Estimation 1 Assuming, from the results of many mortality cohort studies (for examples see Table 1 in the Selected issue), that overdose deaths account for between one-third and half of all deaths among problem drug users, the estimated 7 600 overdose deaths in Europe (EMCDDA, 2010, 2011a, b) for 2009 (2) implies an overall mortality of roughly between 15 200 (twice the number of reported overdoses) and 22 800 (three times the number of reported overdoses). The total could be roughly between 15 200 and 22 800 (see Figure).
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