A systematic review of economic evaluations for opioid misuse, cannabis and illicit drug use prevention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Substance use disorders negatively affect global disease burden. Effective preventive interventions are available, but whether they provide value for money is unclear.

Aims

This review looks at the cost-effectiveness evidence of preventive interventions for cannabis use, opioid misuse and illicit drug use.

Method

Literature search was undertaken in Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, EconLit through EBSCOhost and EMBASE, up to May 2021. Grey literature search was conducted as supplement. Studies included were full economic evaluations or return-on-investment (ROI) analyses for preventing opioid misuse, cannabis and illicit drug use. English-language restriction was used. Outcomes extracted were incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER) or ROI ratios, with costs p

SUBMITTER: Faller J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10594094 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature