Title |
The impact of prescription opioids on all-cause mortality in Canada
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Published in |
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, August 2016
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DOI | 10.1186/s13011-016-0071-4 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Sameer Imtiaz, Jürgen Rehm |
Abstract |
An influential study from the United States generated considerable discussion and debate. This study documented rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among white non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st century, with clear linkages of all-cause mortality to increasing rates of poisonings, suicides and chronic liver disease deaths. All of these causes of deaths are strongly related to the use of legal and illegal substances, but the study stressed the importance of prescription opioids. Given the similarities between the United States and Canada in prescription opioid use, the assessment of similar all-cause mortality trends is relevant for Canada. As this commentary highlights, the all-cause mortality shifts seen in the United States cannot be seen in Canada for either sex or age groups. The exact reasons for the differences between the two countries are not clear, but it is important for public health to further explore this question. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Canada | 2 | 25% |
United States | 1 | 13% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |
Unknown | 4 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 4 | 50% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 38% |
Scientists | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 44 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 8 | 18% |
Student > Master | 6 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 11% |
Other | 3 | 7% |
Other | 7 | 16% |
Unknown | 10 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 31% |
Social Sciences | 7 | 16% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 9% |
Psychology | 3 | 7% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
Other | 2 | 4% |
Unknown | 14 | 31% |