Methods for Estimating Incidence of Drug Use: A Review

Title:Methods for Estimating Incidence of Drug Use: A Review

Volume: 6 Issue: 2

Author(s): Albert Sanchez-Niubo, Alessia Mammone and Gianpaolo Scalia Tomba

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Keywords: Drug use, incidence, prevalence, problem drug use, statistical modelling.

Abstract: Several methods for estimating drug use incidence, that have been used in the literature or that could be used, having been used in a different framework, are described and commented. The applicability of the different methods depends on available data and knowledge about relevant parameters. The many similarities between drug use incidence estimation and estimation of disease incidence are highlighted, but also the distinguishing aspects that make drug use incidence estimation a challenge to standard statistical methods.

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Sanchez-Niubo Albert, Mammone Alessia and Tomba Scalia Gianpaolo, Methods for Estimating Incidence of Drug Use: A Review, Current Drug Abuse Reviews 2013; 6 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187447370602140401221416