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Alcohol, Cannabis, and Opioid Use Disorders, and Disease Burden in an Integrated Health Care System

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Bahorik, Amber L., Satre, Derek D., Kline-Simon, Andrea H., Weisner, Constance M., Campbell, Cynthia I.·2017·Journal of Addiction Medicine

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OBJECTIVES: We examined prevalence of major medical conditions and extent of disease burden among patients with and without substance use disorders (SUDs) in an integrated health care system serving 3.8 million members. METHODS: Medical conditions and SUDs were extracted from electronic health records in 2010. Patients with SUDs (n = 45,461; alcohol, amphetamine, barbiturate, cocaine, hallucinogen, and opioid) and demographically matched patients without SUDs (n = 45,461) were compared on the prevalence of 19 major medical conditions. Disease burden was measured as a function of 10-year mortality risk using the Charlson Comorbidity Index. P-values were adjusted using Hochberg's correction for multiple-inference testing within each medical condition category. RESULTS: The most frequently diagnosed SUDs in 2010 were alcohol (57.6%), cannabis (14.9%), and opioid (12.9%). Patients with these SUDs had higher prevalence of major medical conditions than non-SUD patients (alcohol use disorders, 85.3% vs 55.3%; cannabis use disorders, 41.9% vs 23.0%; and opioid use disorders, 44.9% vs 26.1%; all P < 0.001). Patients with these SUDs also had higher disease burden than non-SUD patients; patients with opioid use disorders (M = 0.48; SE = 1.46) had particularly high disease burden (M = 0.23; SE = 0.09; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Common SUDs, particularly opioid use disorders, are associated with substantial disease burden for privately insured individuals without significant impediments to care. This signals the need to explore the full impact SUDs have on the course and outcome of prevalent conditions and initiate enhanced service engagement strategies to improve disease burden.

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  • Individuals receiving integrated care experience enhanced treatment engagement, reduced substance use, improved mental health, and an overall better quality of life.

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Authors
Bahorik, A. L., Satre, D. D., Kline-Simon, A. H., Weisner, C. M., & Campbell, C. I.
Affiliations
University of California, San Francisco (US)
Corresponding author
Bahorik, Amber L.
Venue
Journal of Addiction Medicine
Published
2017-01
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
3-9
ISSN
  • 1932-0620 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-3227
OpenAlex
W2518262606
Cited by
126
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 5
FWCI
5.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Addiction Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (T32DA007250)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Chronic Disease Management Strategies
Keywords
substance use disorders, alcoholism, cannabis use disorder, opioid use disorder, disease burden, comorbidities, Charlson Comorbidity Index, mortality risk, integrated care, privately insured patients
MeSH terms
Adult, California, Marijuana Abuse, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mortality, Opioid-Related Disorders, Comorbidity, Delivery of Health Care, Integrated, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Electronic Health Records

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