. Consequently, the presence of these contributes to higher risk of mortality and shorter lifespan in people with substance use disorders.
Although the study only looked at people living in Czechia, the researchers believe the results are likely to be similar in other countries, too. Lead author Tomáš Formánek, a Ph.D. student at the National Institute of Mental Health, Czechia, and the University of Cambridge, said,"Substance use disorders seem to have a profound negative impact on prognosis following the development of various subsequent physical health conditions, in some cases dramatically affecting the life expectancy of the affected people."
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