Table 2.
Health, treatment and drug-use characteristics according to cause of death
| Accidental drug-related (n = 175) (%) | All other causes (n = 213) (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General health condition |
45 (25.7) |
53 (24.9) |
0.795 |
| Mental health condition |
51 (29.1) |
111 (52.1) |
<0.001 |
| Recorded risk of self-harm |
9 (5.1) |
58 (27.2) |
<0.001 |
| Health service use (around time of death) |
30 (17.1) |
42 (19.7) |
0.502 |
| General health |
16 (9.1) |
25 (11.7) |
0.601 |
| Mental health |
17 (9.7) |
19 (8.8) |
0.339 |
| Alcohol and other drug |
28 (16.0) |
22 (10.2) |
0.101 |
| Welfare |
21 (12.0) |
21 (9.8) |
0.539 |
| Drug overdose (ever) |
17 (9.7) |
10 (4.7) |
0.031 |
| Injecting drug use (around time of death) |
134 (76.6) |
31 (14.4) |
<0.001 |
| History of heroin use |
84 (48.0) |
38 (17.7) |
<0.001 |
| Opiate substitution treatment (around time of death) |
11 (6.3) |
10 (4.7) |
0.491 |
| Record of drug withdrawal/detox in previous 6 months | 27 (15.4) | 8 (3.7) | <0.001 |