Substance-Related Disorders – Prevalence of Cases Identified Using Administrative Databases, 2001-2016

This report presents the annual and cumulative prevalence of substance-related disorders (SRDs). It demonstrates the ability of the Québec Integrated Chronic Disease Surveillance System (QICDSS) to allow for the study of SRDs based on health administrative databases. Prevalences were determined based on administrative data from April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2016, for all persons eligible for coverage by the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec and aged 12 and older. To be identified as having an SRD, the individual must have had at least one medical visit or hospitalization resulting in a primary or secondary diagnosis of an SRD.