Substance Use Epidemiology - Epidemiology Report
June 19, 2009
The etiology of chronic liver disease (CLD) and recent trends in CLD death in New Mexico and the U.S. were described in Part 1 of this report. As reported there, during the period 1981-2004 Hepatitis C (HCV) emerged as an important cause of chronic liver disease death, while excessive alcohol consumption remained the leading cause of CLD death in both New Mexico and the United States.