Relapses in Illicit Drug Use Among Probationers: Results in a Risk Group of Public Health Services in Bavaria
U. Kappl,
A. M. Sakr,
B. Huppertz
et al.
Abstract:Objective: We aimed to identify in this study time trends of relapses in the illicit consumption of narcotics in a special at-risk population of former drug users under a public health perspective.Methods: In a pooled dataset of 14 consecutive calendar years (2006–2019), the use of seven different narcotic substances was studied in 380 persons with a total of 2,928 urine samples which were analyzed using a valid marker system for narcotic residues.Results: During the entire observation period, the relapse rate… Show more
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