Importance Illicit drug use is among the most common causes of preventable morbidity and
mortality in the US. Objective To systematically review the literature on screening and …

Background The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 supports integration of
substance abuse interventions and treatments into the mainstream health care system …

This study replicated and extended previous evaluations of the Signs of Suicide (SOS)
prevention program in a high school population using a more rigorous pre-test post-test …

Importance Medical treatment settings such as emergency departments (EDs) present
important opportunities to address problematic substance use. Currently, EDs do not …

Importance Violence and injury risk behaviors, alcohol and drug use problems, and
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depressive symptoms occur frequently among …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Improving identification and treatment for substance use disorders is a
national priority, but data about various drug use disorders encountered in emergency …

Background The aim was to estimate the prevalence of harmful alcohol use in relation to
socio-demographic characteristics among acutely ill medical patients, and examine …

Background The prevalence of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use among
emergency department (ED) patients is high and many of these patients have unrecognized …

Study objective Drug-related emergency department (ED) visits have steadily increased,
with substance users relying heavily on the ED for medical care. The present study aims to …

Objective: To evaluate a text message (SMS) program as a booster to an in-person alcohol
intervention with mandated college students. Participants: Undergraduates (N= 224; 46 …