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Willingness of facial injury patients to change causal substance using behaviors.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20391268     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Many injuries due to interpersonal violence among patients presenting to urban trauma centers for treatment are preventable, with alcohol and illicit drug use presenting as common antecedent risk factors. However, many patients with such problems do not seek treatment. Substance use patients were surveyed to determine how many recognized they had a problem and whether they had previously received treatment for substance use problems. Almost 60% of the patients treated for a facial injury screened for problem alcohol use, and slightly more than 25% screened for problem drug use. Only approximately one third of patients indicated any movement towards dealing with these problems and of these, only 20% had actually sought treatment. Employment had an effect on treatment seeking, with fewer employed patients seeking help. Utilizing the critical window of opportunity for emergency department (ED) personnel to make referrals may have an impact on treatment seeking for problem level substance use.
Authors:
Debra A Murphy; Vivek Shetty; Corwin Zigler; Judith Resell; Dennis-Duke Yamashita
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Substance abuse : official publication of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse     Volume:  31     ISSN:  1547-0164     ISO Abbreviation:  Subst Abus     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-14     Completed Date:  2010-07-09     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8808537     Medline TA:  Subst Abus     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  35-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Health Risk Reduction Projects, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Department of Psychiatry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90025-7539, USA. dmurphy@mednet.ucla.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Facial Injuries / complications,  psychology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / psychology*
Risk Factors
Substance-Related Disorders / complications,  psychology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 DA016850/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01 DA016850-05/DA/NIDA NIH HHS
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