"One study reveals the global burden of mental and substance use disorders in 2010, and the other provides the first ever analysis of the global prevalence and effects of the illicit use of amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, and opioids.
"Mental and substance use disorders leading cause of non-fatal illness worldwide..."
"In a linked Comment on both papers, Professors Michael Lynskey and John Strang, both of the National Addiction Centre at King's College London, UK, write that, "The importance of this project in guiding policy cannot be overestimated."...
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-lancet-reveal-global-impact-mental.html
Whiteford, et al. (2013). "Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010." The Lancet. Abstract.
Degenhardt, et al. (2013) "Global burden of disease attributable to illicit drug use and dependence: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010." The Lancet. Abstract.
Lynskey & Strang. (2013) "The global burden of drug use and mental disorders." The Lancet. Abstract. Full text available free to users.
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