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Article de Périodique
Decreases of life expectancy despite decreases in non-communicable disease mortality: The role of substance use and socioeconomic status (2018)
Auteur(s) :
REHM, J. ;
PROBST, C.
Année :
2018
Page(s) :
53-59
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
79
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs ; Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
ESPERANCE DE VIE
;
EVOLUTION
;
MORTALITE
;
ALCOOL
;
TABAC
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
CAUSE DE DECES
;
PATHOLOGIE
Résumé :
With the epidemiological transition, causes of death shifted from communicable to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and life expectancy increased, as these NCD deaths occurred later in life. However, in the United States, over the past years, life expectancy has been stagnating or decreasing despite decreasing NCD mortality rates. Analyses of the most important underlying causes of death with increasing premature mortality reveal that psychoactive substance use played a crucial role for these increases. Furthermore, it can be shown, that a high proportion of the increased premature mortality and decreased life expectancies happened in lower socio-economic strata. Substance use policies should thus focus on lowering the gap between substance-attributable mortality in higher versus lower socioeconomic strata.
Affiliation :
Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cote :
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