Consultation on the draft regional framework for strengthening the public health response to substance use and substance use disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

摘要

The global burden of disease attributable to alcohol and drug use combined is estimated to be higher than the burden attributable to any other risk factor, and in the Eastern Mediterranean Region this burden is largely attributable to drug use (1). According to the World Drug Report 2018, in 2016 an estimated 275 million people (5.6% of the global adult population) used drugs at least once in the previous year, mainly a substance belonging to the cannabinoid, opioid, cocaine or amphetamine type stimulant (ATS) groups (1). Among these, 30.5 million were problem drug users and suffered from drug use disorders, including drug dependence (1).