Epidemiological overview of the consumption of drugs in women and its impact as immediate cause of death, Mexico 2001–2015

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ABSTRACTBackground: Sociodemographic characteristics and mortality by drug consumption of women admitted to rehabilitation centers are not well known. Aim: To document an epidemiological overview of women drug users and mortality by drug consumption of such group in rehabilitation centers in Mexico, period 2001–2015. Methods: A sample of women drug users in the period 2001–2015 was selected from a database of the Epidemiological Surveillance System for Addictions and a database from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography in Mexico. A chi-square test and logistics models were used for the analysis. Results: The proportion of women drug users in 2015 was greater than the proportion in 2001 (11.3% vs. 9.3%, respectively, p < 0.01). Alcohol consumption had a greater risk in the older age groups (OR20–40 years = 1.3, C.I. = 1.1–1.4 and OR41–59 years = 2.4, C.I. = 2.1–2.7) opposite to marijuana consumption (OR<20 years = 5.8, C.I. = 2.9–11.4 and OR20-40 years = 2.2, C.I. = 1.1–4.5). Mortality decreased from 2001 to 2015 (11.3% vs. 8.63%, respectively, p < 0.01). Conclusion: The number of young women who got admitted into a rehabilitation center increased during the period 2001–2015 and deaths by drug consumption, as immediate cause of death, affected mainly women ≥ 60 years old.