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ArticleScandinavian journal of public health2024

Narcotic offences and drug use disorders among young refugees in Norway.

Ryan T Europa, Ketil Eide, Anders Hjern, Helio Manhica, Andrea Dunlavy

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Article in Scandinavian journal of public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ryan T EuropaDepartment of Health, Social and Welfare Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-7123-0741
Ketil EideDepartment of Health, Social and Welfare Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway.
Anders HjernDepartment of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
Helio ManhicaDepartment of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
Andrea DunlavyCentre for Health Equity Studies, Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-4661-3462
Stockholm University · SEUniversity of South-Eastern Norway · NOKarolinska Institutet · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsWe examined the patterns of healthcare utilisation for drug use disorders (DUDs) and charges related to narcotics among young refugees in Norway considering the role of sex, country of origin and condition of arrival (accompanied versus unaccompanied minors).

methodsBased on national registers, sex-stratified Cox regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios to assess the risk of being charged with a narcotics offence and the use of healthcare services related to DUDs. The sample consisted of 15,068 young refugees and 573,241 young Norwegians born in Norway to two Norwegian-born parents. All of the young people in the sample were born between 1983 and 1994. The follow-up period was from January 2008 to December 2015.

resultsCompared with their Norwegian peers, both male and female refugees showed either a similar or lower risk of receiving healthcare for DUDs. However, male refugees showed an increased risk of being charged with a narcotic offence, except those from Afghanistan and the former Yugoslavia. Accompanied male refugees were at a higher risk of being charged, while unaccompanied male refugees showed a lower risk.

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RefugeesSubstance-Related DisordersAdolescentAdultChildFemaleHumansMaleNarcoticsNorwayPatient Acceptance of Health CareRegistriesTortureYoung AdultNarcoticsethnic minoritiesimmigrant healthprejudicial policingYoung refugees

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