BMJ – Long-term opium use in Iran associated with higher risk of premature death

Long-term opium use, even at moderately low levels, is associated with increased risks of several causes of death, according to a study of more than 50 000 adults in Iran, published today in the British MedicalJournal(BMJ).
Opium use and mortality in Golestan Cohort Study: prospective cohort study of 50 000 adults in Iran.
H Khademi, R Malekzadeh, A Pourshams, E Jafari, R Salahi, S Semnani, B Abaie, F Islami, S Nasseri-Moghaddam, A Etemadi, G Byrnes, C C Abnet, S M Dawsey, N E Day, P D Pharoah, P Boffetta, P Brennan, F Kamangar.
BMJ 2012; 344 doi: 10.1136/bmj.e2502
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