Importance A persistently high US drug overdose death toll and increasing health care use
associated with substance use disorder (SUD) create urgency for comprehensive estimates …

Background Acute healthcare utilization attributed to alcohol use disorders (AUD) and other
substance use disorders (SUD) is rising. Objective To describe the prevalence and …

Objectives: We examined prevalence of major medical conditions and extent of disease
burden among patients with and without substance use disorders (SUDs) in an integrated …

Introduction Opioid misuse is a growing public health problem, and estimates show a 150%
increase in opioid-related hospital stays over the last two decades. This study examined …

Importance Despite indications of increasing amphetamine availability and psychostimulant
deaths in the United States, evidence across data sources is mixed, and data on …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: There is a high prevalence of unmet substance abuse treatment need
among adult hospital emergency department (ED) patients. We examine the association …

Mental and substance use disorders (M/SUDs) are major contributors to the global burden of
disease, involving substantial social and economic costs. In the United States, an estimated …

Substance use contributes to significant societal burdens, including high-cost health care
use. However, these burdens may vary by type of substance and level of involvement. Using …

In the 39 jurisdictions studied, combined costs of opioid use disorder and fatal opioid
overdose varied from $985 million in Wyoming to $72,583 million in Ohio. Per capita …

The Economic Burden of Prescription Opioid Overdose, Abuse,... : Medical Care The
Economic Burden of Prescription Opioid Overdose, Abuse, and Dependence in the United …