2021年美洲78,000名与毒品有关的死亡中,阿片类使用紊乱造成75%,自2000年以来,发病率急剧上升。 Opioid use disorders caused 75% of 78,000 drug-related deaths in the Americas in 2021, with rates rising sharply since 2000.

吸毒疾患是美洲日益严重的公共卫生危机,2021年有1 770万人受到影响,近78 000人相关死亡,是全球平均数的四倍。 Drug use disorders are a rising public health crisis in the Americas, with 17.7 million people affected in 2021 and nearly 78,000 related deaths—four times the global average. 类阿片使用失调造成75%以上的死亡,自2000年以来,健康负担几乎增加了两倍。 Opioid use disorders caused over 75% of deaths, and the health burden nearly tripled since 2000. 青年男子受影响最大,尽管妇女死亡人数正在增加。 Young men are most affected, though deaths among women are increasing. 合成类阿片在北美造成伤害,而大麻和可卡因在加勒比和拉丁美洲更为普遍。 Synthetic opioids drive harm in North America, while cannabis and cocaine are more prevalent in the Caribbean and Latin America. 这一流行病使危机进一步恶化。 The pandemic worsened the crisis. 泛美卫生组织敦促扩大预防、治疗、减少伤害以及将护理纳入初级保健系统,强调药物辅助治疗和早期筛查工具。 PAHO urges expanded prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and integration of care into primary health systems, emphasizing medication-assisted treatment and early screening tools.