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Aim
To identify the main trajectories of alcohol misuse among UK military personnel from 12 years after the start of the Iraq war (2003) and the factors associated with each trajectory.
Design
Longitudinal cohort study with three phases of data collection (2004–06, 2007–09 and 2014–16).
Setting
United Kingdom.
Participants
Serving and ex‐serving personnel of the UK Armed Forces (n = 7111) participating...
Background and Aims
Employment during and following treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD) is important for the individual's health and well‐being and for reducing the societal costs associated with benefit payments. Nonetheless, this is an under‐researched topic. This study aimed to identify trajectories of labour force participation among people enrolled in AUD treatment and describe the characteristics...
Background and aims
One‐third of opioid (OPI) overdose deaths involve concurrent benzodiazepine (BZD) use. Little is known about concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use (OPI–BZD) most associated with overdose risk. We aimed to examine associations between OPI–BZD dose and duration trajectories, and subsequent OPI or BZD overdose in US Medicare.
Design
Retrospective cohort study.
Setting
US Medicare...
Background and Aims
The time lag encountered when accessing health‐care data is one major barrier to implementing opioid overdose prediction measures in practice. Little is known regarding how one's opioid overdose risk changes over time. We aimed to identify longitudinal patterns of individual predicted overdose risks among Medicaid beneficiaries after initiation of opioid prescriptions.
Design,...
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