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Newest firstBackground Substance use disorders (SUDs) remain a major source of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States. This study described trends in the burden of SUDs from 1990 to 2019 by substance, sex, and age, and examined whether state-level policy environments and behavioral health budgets differed across states with the highest and lowest SUD-related disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Methods We…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Drug use disorders (DUDs), a significant public health issue worldwide, encompass disorders related to sedatives, cannabis, opioids, heroin, hallucinogens, club drugs, and inhalants. This study examines the changes in the global burden of DUDs from 1990 to 2021, aiming to provide a scientific foundation for strategies to mitigate the harms associated with substance abuse. Methods The study utilized Glob…
Open article record in new tab ↗Drug use disorders (DUDs) represent a major global health challenge, leading to substantial morbidity and mortality, while also being compounded by social and structural barriers. In this study, we examined global epidemiological trends in DUDs over the past three decades to inform clinical and public health responses. We extracted data on the incidence, deaths, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) attributa…
Background Congenital birth defects (CBDs) significantly affect child mortality and disability worldwide, yet regional understandings of their burden and contributing factors remain poorly defined. This study examines global trends in prevalence, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and mortality related to CBDs and their 11 subtypes from 1990 to 2021. Methods Employing data from the Global Burden of Disease St…
Cannabis is the fourth psychoactive substance to be legalized which are of far-reaching significance to the world. We analyzed data from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) to estimate the incidence and prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) and calculated the disease burden of CUD in 204 countries and territories and 21 regions over the past three decades. We reported disease burden due to CUD in ter…