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Meta-analysis · 2013

The global epidemiology and contribution of cannabis use and dependence to the global burden of disease: results from the GBD 2010 study.

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Degenhardt L, Ferrari AJ, Calabria B, Hall WD, Norman RE, McGrath J, Flaxman AD, Engell RE, Freedman GD, Whiteford HA, Vos T.

Study design
Meta-analysis
Population / model
Human
Published
2013-10-24
Journal
PloS one

From the author abstract

“There were an estimated 13.1 million cannabis dependent people globally in 2010 (point prevalence0.19% (95% uncertainty: 0.17-0.21%)). Prevalence peaked between 20-24 yrs, …”

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Figure 1 Estimated prevalence (proportion) of cannabis dependence by age, sex and region, 2010.Degenhardt L, Ferrari AJ, Calabria B, Hall WD, Norman RE, McGrath J, Flaxman AD, Engell RE, Freedman GD, Whiteford HA, Vos T. PloS one (2013). Original figure · CC BY · Resized for display.
Figure 2 Pooled regional prevalence of cannabis dependence, 2010. Note. Prevalence estimates were standardised by population age and sex; AP-HI: Asia Pacific, High Income, As-C: Asia Central, AS-E: Asia East, AS-S: Asia South, A-SE: Asia Southeast, Aus: Australasia, Caribb: Caribbean, Eur-C: Europe Central, Eur-E: Europe Eastern, Eur-W: Europe Western, LA-An: Latin America, Andean, LA-C: Latin America, Central, LA-Sth: Latin America, Southern, LA-Trop: Latin America, Tropical, Nafr-ME: North Africa/Middle East, Nam-HI: North America, High Income, Oc: Oceania, SSA-C: Sub-Saharan Africa, Central, SSA-E: Sub-Saharan Africa, East, SSA-S: Sub-Saharan Africa Southern, SSA-W: Sub-Saharan Africa, West.Degenhardt L, Ferrari AJ, Calabria B, Hall WD, Norman RE, McGrath J, Flaxman AD, Engell RE, Freedman GD, Whiteford HA, Vos T. PloS one (2013). Original figure · CC BY · Resized for display.
Citation and indexing details

PMID 24204649 · PMC3811989

Publication types: Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review

Topic tags: Substance use

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