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Long-term mortality from alcoholism: a descriptive analysis.

Raymond M Costello1

  • 1The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. costello@uthscsa.edu

Journal of Studies on Alcohol
|July 19, 2006
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Long-term alcoholism treatment planning requires understanding mortality patterns. This study tracked alcoholics for over 33 years, revealing that lifestyle-related deaths occur early, especially in ethnic minorities, while organ diseases emerge later.

Area of Science:

  • Addiction Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Longitudinal Studies

Background:

  • Short-term alcoholism mortality data offers limited insight for long-term treatment program planning.
  • Understanding long-term mortality is crucial for developing effective, comprehensive alcoholism treatment strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the long-term mortality patterns of individuals after discharge from a community-based alcoholism treatment program.
  • To determine how, when, and why alcoholics die following intermediate care, over a follow-up period exceeding 33 years.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 500 alcoholics was followed for 33-42 years.
  • Case-fatality rates (CFR) and cause-specific mortality rates were calculated.
  • Mortality data was correlated with follow-up duration and ethnicity.

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Main Results:

  • 449 subjects died within 39 years; 50% of deaths occurred by Year 11.
  • Lifestyle-related deaths (suicide, homicide, accidents, AIDS) were disproportionately higher in earlier follow-up years and among ethnic minorities.
  • Whites experienced longer survival but all groups faced lifestyle deaths early and organ diseases later.

Conclusions:

  • Comprehensive alcoholism treatment programs must address immediate post-discharge lifestyle crises and later-emerging organ diseases.
  • Ethnicity is a significant factor in early mortality among alcoholic cohorts and necessitates tailored treatment planning.