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Kang J ; Kim HJ ; Kim MS ; Zyoud SH ; Zielinska M ; Zhu B ; Zhong A ; Zhang J ; Zhang H ; Zeariya MGM ; Zanghi A ; Zakham F ; Yusuf H ; Yu C Show All Authors
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  1. Kang J
  2. Kim HJ
  3. Kim MS
  4. Zyoud SH
  5. Zielinska M
  6. Zhu B
  7. Zhong A
  8. Zhang J
  9. Zhang H
  10. Zeariya MGM
  11. Zanghi A
  12. Zakham F
  13. Yusuf H
  14. Yu C
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Source: Nature Medicine Published:2026


Abstract

Drug use disorders (DUDs) are emerging global public health challenges. Here we investigated the global and regional estimates of the prevalence and burden of DUDs, including amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine and opioid use disorders, from 1990 to 2023 for 204 countries and territories by using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Overall, trends in global age-standardized disability-adjusted life-years of DUDs increased from 169.3 (95% uncertainty interval (95% UI), 134.4–203.9) per 100,000 people in 1990 to 212.0 (95% UI, 179.2–245.6) in 2023. In 2023, both prevalence and burden of DUDs were higher in high-income countries, particularly in the USA. The most prevalent DUDs in 2023 were cannabis use disorder (age-standardized prevalence, 270.8 (95% UI, 201.7–350.0) per 100,000 people) and opioid use disorder (205.9 (95% UI, 178.7–235.0)). Particularly, opioid use disorder showed a nearly twofold increase in prevalence and burden between 1990 and 2023. In 2023, compared with countries where cannabis use was illegal, countries permitting both recreational and medical cannabis use had higher prevalence rates for all types of DUDs. Proactive and effective policies are essential to mitigate the increasing global burden of DUDs. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc. 2026.