The impact of heroin abuse on a regional end-stage renal disease program

M.A. Zielezny, E.F. Cunningham and R.C. Venuto

American Journal of Public Health, 1980, vol. 70, issue 8, 829-831

Abstract: The causes for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in 148 consecutive patients 18-45 years of age were analyzed over a five-year period in the Buffalo-SMSA. Incidence, diagnostic category specific, prevalence, age patterns, and life expectancy are provided by sex, race, and heroin abuse status. A striking correlation between heroin abuse, glomerulonephritis, and ESRD among Blacks was discovered, demonstrating the impact of heroin abuse on both the cost and statistical interpretation of the causes for ESRD.

Date: 1980
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.70.8.829

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