Canadian trends in opioid-related mortality and disability from opioid use disorder from 1990 to 2014 through the lens of the Global Burden of Disease Study

Canadian trends in opioid-related mortality and disability from opioid use disorder from 1990 to 2014 through the lens of the Global Burden of Disease Study

Introduction: Several regions in Canada have recently experienced sharp increases in opioid overdoses and related hospitalizations and deaths. This paper describes opioid-related mortality and disability from opioid use disorder in Canada from 1990 to 2014 using data from the Global Burden of Diseas...

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Main Authors: Heather M. Orpana, Justin J. Lang, Maulik Baxi, Jessica Halverson, Nicole Kozloff, Leah Cahill, Samiah Alam, Scott Patten, Howard Morrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Health Agency of Canada 2018-06-01
Series:Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
Subjects:
opioids, substance use, health burden, DALY, dependence, mortality, years of life lost, disability-adjusted life years, death, years lived with disability
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.38.6.03

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https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.38.6.03

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