Alcohol and Drug-Related Mortality Among Enrollees in the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR), 2004 to 2012

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• Personal Author:
  Brackbill R ; Cone, James E. ; Davidson A ; Jordan H ; Liao T ; Welch AE ; Yip J ; Zweig KC ; Brackbill R ; Cone, James E. ; Davidson A ; Jordan H ; Liao T ; Welch AE ; Yip J ; Zweig KC
• Description:
  Objective: Have World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) enrollees experienced increased alcohol and drug-related mortality associated with exposures to the events of 9/11/01? Methods: Cases involving death due to alcohol or drugs between 2003 and 2012 in New York City (NYC) were obtained through a match of the Registry with NYC Vital Records. We compared ICD-10-coded deaths where alcohol and/or drug use was the underlying cause of death to deaths from all other causes. Results: Of 1193 deaths, 66 (5.5%) were alcohol/drug-related. Adjusted odds ratios for dying from alcohol/drug-related causes were significantly elevated for enrollees who were male, age 18 to 44 years, smoked at enrollment, had 9/11-related probable posttraumatic stress disorder, were rescue/recovery workers, or sustained an injury on 9/11/01. Conclusion: Following a major disaster, alcohol and drug-related mortality may be increased. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Emergency Responders Men Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks Smokers
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Alcohols Author Keywords: Alcohol Disaster Disaster Sites Drugs Emergency Responders Fatalities Health Effects Humans Injuries Morbidity Rates Mortality Mortality Rates Post-traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Rescue Workers Smoking Statistical Analysis World Trade Center WTC

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053140
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2018 Oct; 60(10):875-879
• Contact Point Address:
  James Cone, MD, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 125 Worth Street, Room 1051, New York, NY 10013
• Email:
  jcone@health.nyc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  New York City Health/Mental Hygiene
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090430
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a985aff82abd2fb79c2c3756c3528d4bcdd97329ee5083bd65f73f4c1989e182f7d80ee950c45671dbdac4f116b7e5d19bbd2ef000655e8edc63c568456026f4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215957/cdc_215957_DS1.pdf
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