World Health Organization. (2024) Global status report on alcohol and health and treatment of substance use disorders. Geneva: World Health Organization.
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This report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4.7% of all deaths, and 0.6 million deaths to psychoactive drug use. Notably, 2 million of alcohol and 0.4 million of drug-attributable deaths were among men.
This report provides a comprehensive update based on 2019 data on the public health impact of alcohol and drug use and situation with alcohol consumption and treatment of substance use disorders worldwide. The report shows an estimated 400 million people lived with alcohol and drug use disorders globally. Of this, 209 million people lived with alcohol dependence.
A Substance use and dependence > Effects or consequences
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances
G Health and disease > State of health
G Health and disease > Public health
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Alcohol use disorder
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Drug use disorder
G Health and disease > Pathologic process > Cancer
G Health and disease > Cardiovascular / heart disease
G Health and disease > Digestive system disease > Liver disease > Liver cirrhosis
G Health and disease > Respiratory / lung disease
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Substance disorder treatment method > Substance disorder drug therapy (pharmacological treatment)
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Substance disorder treatment method > Substance replacement method (substitution) > Opioid agonist treatment (methadone maintenance / buprenorphine)
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Psychosocial treatment method
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Harm reduction > Substance use harm reduction
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility > Substance disorder treatment unit
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Policy > Policy on substance use
P Demography, epidemiology, and history > Population dynamics > Substance related mortality / death
VA Geographic area > International
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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