Frequency of health‐care utilization by adults who use illicit drugs: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Abstract Aims: To summarize evidence on the frequency and predictors of health‐care utilization among people who use illicit drugs. Design: Systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsychINFO for observational studies reporting health‐care utilization published between 1 January 2000 and 3 December 2018. We conducted narrative synthesis and meta‐analysis following a registered protocol (identifier: CRD42017076525). Setting and participants: People who use heroin, powder cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, amphetamine, ecstasy/3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), cannabis, hallucinogens or novel psychoactive substances; have a diagnosis of ‘substance
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