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In <strong>the</strong> EMCDDA working group <strong>on</strong> cohort mortality, an analysis of directly drug-related<br />

mortality of people undergoing opioid substituti<strong>on</strong> treatment was carried out in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />

Figure 6.3<br />

Directly drug-related deaths per 1 000 pers<strong>on</strong> years of men, women and total number,<br />

of people entering OST for <strong>the</strong> first time in <strong>the</strong> period between 1 January 2000 and 31<br />

December 2008<br />

8<br />

7<br />

6<br />

5<br />

4<br />

3<br />

6.40<br />

5.60<br />

2<br />

3.50<br />

1<br />

0<br />

Men Women Total<br />

Note: The black lines refer to <strong>the</strong> width of <strong>the</strong> 95% c<strong>on</strong>fidence intervals.<br />

Source: data analysis and representati<strong>on</strong> by GÖG/ÖBIG<br />

For this purpose, <strong>the</strong> data from <strong>the</strong> substituti<strong>on</strong> registry and <strong>the</strong> statistics of drugrelated<br />

deaths were linked after <strong>the</strong>y had been pseud<strong>on</strong>ymised 30 . The analysis relates<br />

to those pers<strong>on</strong>s who between 1 January 2000 and 31 December2008 entered opioid<br />

substituti<strong>on</strong> treatment for <strong>the</strong> first time in life.<br />

30<br />

Pseud<strong>on</strong>ymisati<strong>on</strong> means that pers<strong>on</strong>al data such as name, date of birth, etc., are replaced by an identifier that<br />

cannot be traced back. In this way it is possible to see which data refer to <strong>on</strong>e and <strong>the</strong> same pers<strong>on</strong> without<br />

permitting an identificati<strong>on</strong> of c<strong>on</strong>crete pers<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

62 © GÖG/ÖBIG, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Report</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Drug</strong> Situati<strong>on</strong> <strong>2010</strong>

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