Multicomorbidity of chronic diseases and substance use disorders and their association with hospitalization: Results from electronic health records data

The comorbidity of substance use disorders (SUDs) and chronic disease represents double jeopardy in terms of disease burden and healthcare costs (Thorpe et al., 2017). It is imperative to better characterize their comorbid patterns in order to inform behavioral healthcare integration efforts (Laderman, 2015). Specifically, chronic substance misuse and/or SUD could affect a wide range of organs and systems in the body, which may lead to multiple medical problems and an increased risk for contracting infectious diseases (Brick, 2012).
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