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Extent of illicit drug use and dependence, and their contribution to the global burden of disease.
Louisa Degenhardt,Wayne Hall +1 more
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The regional and global distribution of use and estimated health burden from illicit drugs is outlined, and the health-related harms of cannabis use differ from those of amphetamine, cocaine, and opioid use, in that cannabis contributes little to mortality.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2012-01-07. It has received 1083 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Substance abuse & Substance-related disorder.read more
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Adverse Health Effects of Marijuana Use
TL;DR: As marijuana use becomes legal in some states, the dominant public opinion is that marijuana is a harmless source of mood alteration, but enough information is available to cause concern.
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Buprenorphine maintenance versus placebo or methadone maintenance for opioid dependence
TL;DR: Buprenorphine maintenance compared to placebo and to methadone maintenance in the management of opioid dependence, including its ability to retain people in treatment, suppress illicit drug use, reduce criminal activity, and mortality is evaluated.
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Global epidemiology of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: results of systematic reviews
Paul K. Nelson,Bradley Mathers,Benjamin C Cowie,Holly Hagan,Don C. Des Jarlais,Danielle Horyniak,Louisa Degenhardt,Louisa Degenhardt +7 more
TL;DR: More IDUs have anti-HCV than HIV infection, and viral hepatitis poses a key challenge to public health, which will inform efforts to prevent and treat HCV and HBV in IDUs.
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Opioid Epidemic in the United States
Laxmaiah Manchikanti,Standiford Helm,Bert Fellows,Jeffrey W. Janata,Vidyasagar Pampati,Jay S. Grider,Mark V. Boswell +6 more
TL;DR: The obstacles that must be surmounted are primarily inappropriate prescribing patterns, which are largely based on a lack of knowledge, perceived safety, and inaccurate belief of undertreatment of pain.
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The global burden of disease attributable to alcohol and drug use in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Louisa Degenhardt,Fiona J Charlson,Alize J. Ferrari,Damian Santomauro,Holly E. Erskine,Ana Mantilla-Herrara,Harvey Whiteford,Janni Leung,Mohsen Naghavi,Max Griswold,Juergen Rehm,Wayne Hall,Benn Sartorius,James Scott,Stein Emil Vollset,Ann Kristin Knudsen,Josep Maria Haro,George C Patton,Jacek A. Kopec,Deborah Carvalho Malta,Roman Topor-Madry,John J. McGrath,Juanita A. Haagsma,Peter Allebeck,Michael Phillips,Joshua A. Salomon,Simon I. Hay,Kyle J Foreman,Stephen S Lim,Ali H. Mokdad,Mari Smith,Emmanuela Gakidou,Christopher J L Murray,Theo Vos +33 more
TL;DR: The burden of disease attributable to alcohol and drug use varied substantially across geographical locations, and much of this burden was due to the effect of substance use on other health outcomes.
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