Titre : | The burden of disease attributable to cannabis use in Canada in 2012 (2016) |
Auteurs : | S. IMTIAZ ; K. D. SHIELD ; M. ROERECKE ; J. CHENG ; S. POPOVA ; P. KURDYAK ; B. FISCHER ; J. REHM |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Addiction (Vol.111, n°4, April 2016) |
Article en page(s) : | 653-662 |
Note générale : |
Commentary: The burden of disease attributable to cannabis - implications for policy. Hall W.D., p. 663-664.
Authors' reply: Imtiaz S., Shield K. D., Roerecke M., Cheng J., Popova S., Fischer B., Rehm J. On the relationship between epidemiology and policy. Addiction, 2016; 111(9): p. 1687-1688. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique CANADAThésaurus mots-clés CANNABIS ; MORBIDITE ; MORTALITE ; EPIDEMIOLOGIE ; PREVALENCE ; SCHIZOPHRENIE ; CANCER ; ACCIDENT |
Résumé : |
Background and Aims: Cannabis use is associated with several adverse health effects. However, little is known about the cannabis-attributable burden of disease. This study quantified the age-, sex- and adverse health effect-specific cannabis-attributable (1) mortality, (2) years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLLs), (3) years of life lost due to disability (YLDs) and (4) disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in Canada in 2012.
Design: Epidemiological modeling. Setting: Canada. Participants: Canadians aged >= 15 years in 2012. Measurements: Using comparative risk assessment methodology, cannabis-attributable fractions were computed using Canadian exposure data and risk relations from large studies or meta-analyses. Outcome data were obtained from Canadian databases and the World Health Organization. The 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed using Monte Carlo methodology. Findings: Cannabis use was estimated to have caused 287 deaths (95% CI = 108, 609), 10 533 YLLs (95% CI = 4760, 20 833), 55 813 YLDs (95% CI = 38 175, 74 094) and 66 346 DALYs (95% CI = 47 785, 87 207), based on causal impacts on cannabis use disorders, schizophrenia, lung cancer and road traffic injuries. Cannabis-attributable burden of disease was highest among young people, and males accounted for twice the burden than females. Cannabis use disorders were the most important single cause of the cannabis-attributable burden of disease. Conclusions: The cannabis-attributable burden of disease in Canada in 2012 included 55 813 years of life lost due to disability, caused mainly by cannabis use disorders. Although the cannabis-attributable burden of disease was substantial, it was much lower compared with other commonly used legal and illegal substances. Moreover, the evidence base for cannabis-attributable harms was smaller. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 78 |
Affiliation : | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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