Elevated overdose mortality rates among First Nations individuals in a Canadian setting: a population‐based analysis

• Published in: Addiction
• Main Authors: Milloy, M‐J., Wood, Evan, Reading, Charlotte, Kane, Daniel, Montaner, Julio, Kerr, Thomas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2010
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03077.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1360-0443.2010.03077.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03077.x

ABSTRACT Aims To determine the total burden of illicit drug overdose mortality over the study period in the province of British Columbia and investigate possible population‐level determinants by estimating rates among subgroups including First Nations individuals. Design Review of coroner case files...