Drug Overdose Now the Leading Cause of Death Among Homeless Adults in Boston

Published January 14, 2013

Drug overdose now the leading cause of death among homeless adults in Boston
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
A new study compared rates and causes of death among those served by BHCHP with data from a similar 1997 study and found that, while drug overdose replaced HIV as the leading cause of death, overall mortality rates had not changed despite a significant expansion of BHCHP services.
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