{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]],"date-time":"2026-10-07T01:15:46Z","timestamp":1791335746646,"version":"4.3.1"},"reference-count":51,"publisher":"Wiley","issue":"8","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2014,4,24]],"date-time":"2014-04-24T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1398297600000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/termsAndConditions#vor"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100000925","name":"National Health and Medical Research Council","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["1041742"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["1041742"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100000925","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]},{"DOI":"10.13039\/100000865","name":"Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","id":[{"id":"10.13039\/100000865","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]},{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100001027","name":"Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100001027","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]},{"name":"Queensland Department of Health"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["onlinelibrary.wiley.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Addiction"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2014,8]]},"abstract":"<jats:title>Abstract<\/jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>To estimate the prevalence and burden of disease attributable to opioid dependence globally, regionally and at country level.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Multiple search strategies: (i) peer\u2010reviewed literature searches; (ii) systematic searches of online databases; (iii) internet searches; (iv) consultation and feedback from experts. Culling and data extraction followed protocols. <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">D<\/jats:styled-content>is<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">M<\/jats:styled-content>od\u2010<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MR<\/jats:styled-content>, the latest version of the generic disease modelling system, a Bayesian meta\u2010regression tool, imputed prevalence by age, year and sex for 187 countries and 21 regions. Disability weight for opioid dependence was estimated through population surveys and multiplied by prevalence data to calculate the years of life lived with disability (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YLDs<\/jats:styled-content>). Opioid dependence premature mortality was computed as years of life lost (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YLLs<\/jats:styled-content>) and summed with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YLDs<\/jats:styled-content> to calculate disability\u2010adjusted life years (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DALY<\/jats:styled-content>s).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were 15.5 million opioid\u2010dependent people globally in 2010 [0.22%, 95% uncertainty interval (UI)\u2009=\u20090.20\u20130.25%]. Age\u2010standardized prevalence was higher in males (0.30%, 95% UI\u2009=\u20090.27\u20130.35%) than females (0.14%, 95% UI\u2009=\u20090.12\u20130.16%), and peaked at 25\u201329 years. Prevalence was higher than the global pooled prevalence in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>ustralasia (0.46%, 95% UI\u2009=\u20090.41\u20130.53%), western <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">E<\/jats:styled-content>urope (0.35%, 95% UI\u2009=\u20090.32\u20130.39) and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">N<\/jats:styled-content>orth <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>merica (0.30%, 95% UI\u2009=\u20090.25\u20130.36). Opioid dependence was estimated to account for 9.2 million <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DALYs<\/jats:styled-content> globally (0.37% of global <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DALYs<\/jats:styled-content>) in 2010, a 73% increase on <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DALYs<\/jats:styled-content> estimated in 1990. Regions with the highest opioid dependence <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DALY<\/jats:styled-content> rates were <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">N<\/jats:styled-content>orth <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>merica (292.1 per 100\u2009000), eastern Europe (288.4 per 100\u2009000), <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>ustralasia (278.6 per 100\u2009000) and southern sub\u2010<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>aharan <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>frica (263.5 per 100\u2009000). The contribution of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YLLs<\/jats:styled-content> to opioid dependence burden was particularly high in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">N<\/jats:styled-content>orth <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>merica, eastern <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">E<\/jats:styled-content>urope and southern sub\u2010<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>aharan <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>frica.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Opioid dependence is a substantial contributor to the global disease burden; its contribution to premature mortality (relative to prevalence) varies geographically, with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">N<\/jats:styled-content>orth <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>merica, eastern <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">E<\/jats:styled-content>urope and southern sub\u2010Saharan <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>frica most strongly affected.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/add.12551","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,3,25]],"date-time":"2014-03-25T05:50:57Z","timestamp":1395726657000},"page":"1320-1333","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":269,"title":["The global epidemiology and burden of opioid dependence: results from the global burden of disease 2010 study"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"109","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8513-2218","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Louisa","family":"Degenhardt","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre University of New South Wales  Sydney NSW Australia"},{"name":"Melbourne School of Population and Global Health University of Melbourne  Melbourne Vic. Australia"},{"name":"Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation University of Washington  Seattle WA USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fiona","family":"Charlson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Policy and Evaluation Group Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research  Brisbane Qld Australia"},{"name":"School of Population Health University of Queensland  Herston Qld Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bradley","family":"Mathers","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales  Sydney NSW Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wayne D.","family":"Hall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research University of Queensland  Australia"},{"name":"National Addiction Centre Kings College  London England"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abraham D.","family":"Flaxman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation University of Washington  Seattle WA USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicole","family":"Johns","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation University of Washington  Seattle WA USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Theo","family":"Vos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation University of Washington  Seattle WA USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,4,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_8_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0376-8716(95)01205-2"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archpsyc.58.5.503"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1360-0443.1994.tb03309.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1300\/J069v26n01_07"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/aje\/kwi035"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_7_1","volume-title":"Treating Drug Problems Volume 1: A Study of Effectiveness and Financing of Public and Private Drug Treatment Systems","author":"Gerstein D. R.","year":"1990"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1596\/0-1952-0890-0"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_9_1","volume-title":"The Global Burden of Disease: A Comprehensive Assessment of Mortality and Disability from Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors in 1990 and Projected to 2020","author":"Murray C. J.","year":"1996"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_10_1","volume-title":"The Global Burden of Disease: 2004 Update","author":"World Health Organization","year":"2008"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(07)61238-0"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(12)61689-4"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(12)61729-2"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.addbeh.2010.03.019"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.drugalcdep.2010.11.032"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_16_1","unstructured":"NelsonP. McLarenJ. DegenhardtL. BucelloC. BrieglebC. CalabriaB.et\u2009al.What do we know about the extent of heroin and other opioid use and dependence? Results of a global systematic review. NDARC Technical Report no. 309. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre University of NSW;2010."},{"key":"e_1_2_8_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1360-0443.2010.03140.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(12)61766-8"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(12)61728-0"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_20_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(12)61680-8"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_21_1","volume-title":"Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edn\u2014technical revision","author":"American Psychiatric Association","year":"2000"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_22_1","volume-title":"The ICD\u201010 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders\u2014Diagnostic Criteria for Research","author":"World Health Organization","year":"1993"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_23_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7326\/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00135"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_24_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.283.15.2008"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_25_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(07)61602-X"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_26_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2471\/BLT.10.084301"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_27_1","volume-title":"Source and Accuracy Statement: Wave 1 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC)","author":"Grant B. F.","year":"2003"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_28_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00005650-199603000-00003"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_29_1","volume-title":"An Integrative Metaregression Framework for Descriptive Epidemiology","author":"Flaxman A. D.","year":"2013"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_30_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1478\u20107954\u20101\u20104"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_31_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(11)61138-0"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_32_1","first-page":"15","article-title":"Estimating the prevalence of problematic drug use: a review of methods and their application. UN","author":"Hickman M.","year":"2002","journal-title":"Bull Narc"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_33_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1478\u20107954\u201010\u20101"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_34_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(10)60232-2"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_35_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(10)60742-8"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_36_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(10)60832-X"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_37_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(10)60830-6"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_38_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1360-0443.2011.03515.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_39_1","volume-title":"WHO Model List of Essential Medicines","author":"World Health Organization","year":"2005"},{"issue":"3","key":"e_1_2_8_40_1","article-title":"Methadone maintenance therapy versus no opioid replacement therapy for opioid dependence","author":"Mattick R. P.","year":"2009","journal-title":"Cochrane Database Syst Rev"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_41_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/14651858.CD002207.pub3"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_42_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/CBO9780511543692"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_43_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1360-0443.2007.02090.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_44_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.drugalcdep.2009.05.021"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_45_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/jech.48.1.101"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_46_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1360-0443.2005.01089.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_47_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5694\/j.1326-5377.1999.tb127675.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_48_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1360-0443.2008.02249.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_49_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.annemergmed.2006.05.025"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_50_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.addbeh.2005.07.020"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_51_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.326.7386.442"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_52_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(05)66476-8"}],"container-title":["Addiction"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.wiley.com\/onlinelibrary\/tdm\/v1\/articles\/10.1111%2Fadd.12551","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1111\/add.12551","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,4]],"date-time":"2023-10-04T22:22:27Z","timestamp":1696458147000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/add.12551"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2014,4,24]]},"references-count":51,"journal-issue":{"issue":"8","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2014,8]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1111\/add.12551"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/add.12551","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["0965-2140","1360-0443"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0965-2140","type":"print"},{"value":"1360-0443","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2014,4,24]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2013-09-13","order":0,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2014-03-14","order":1,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2014-04-24","order":2,"name":"published","label":"Published","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}