Burden of opioid use disorder in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): findings from Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study
The burden of OUDs has increased from 1990 to 2019 in the MENA region. These results necessitate new governmental policies and global collaborations to effectively control opioid production and trafficking and manage their negative health-related outcomes.
Authors
- Hossein Karami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9765-776X)
- Mohammad Effatpanah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5344-7699)
- Amin Nakhostin-Ansari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1113-9257)
- Khashayar Danandeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1361-6205)
- Leila Ghamkhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4979-748X)
- Homa Seyedmirzaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7799-9332)
- Pegah Rasoulian
- Reza Mehrizi
- Zeynab Efatpanah
Institutions
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Imam Khomeini Hospital (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Population and Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-01029-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76