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Alcohol and drug use disorders among adults in emergency department settings in the United States.
(Annals of emergency medicine, 2012-08)
Improving identification and treatment for substance use disorders is a national priority,
but data about various drug use disorders encountered in emergency departments (EDs)
are lacking. We examine past-year substance ...
Evaluating brief screeners to discriminate between drug use disorders in a sample of treatment-seeking adults.
(General hospital psychiatry, 2013-01)
OBJECTIVE:The objective was to identify a potential core set of brief screeners for
the detection of individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD) in medical settings.
METHOD:Data were from two multisite studies that evaluated ...
Comorbid substance use disorders with other Axis I and II mental disorders among treatment-seeking Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, and mixed-race people.
(Journal of psychiatric research, 2013-12)
Little is known about behavioral healthcare needs of Asian Americans (AAs), Native
Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (NHs/PIs), and mixed-race people (MRs)-the fastest growing
segments of the U.S. population. We examined substance ...
Using electronic health records data to assess comorbidities of substance use and psychiatric diagnoses and treatment settings among adults.
(Journal of psychiatric research, 2013-04)
To examine prevalences of substance use disorders (SUD) and comprehensive patterns
of comorbidities among psychiatric patients ages 18-64 years (N = 40,099) in an electronic
health records (EHR) database.DSM-IV diagnoses ...
Tobacco use among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, and mixed-race individuals: 2002-2010.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2013-09)
Non-Hispanic Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (NHs/PIs), and mixed-race
individuals are the fastest growing segments of the US population. We examined prevalences
and correlates of tobacco use among these ...
Extended release naltrexone injection is performed in the majority of opioid dependent patients receiving outpatient induction: a very low dose naltrexone and buprenorphine open label trial.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2014-05)
The approval of extended release injectable naltrexone (XR-NTX; Vivitrol(®)) has introduced
a new option for treating opioid addiction, but studies are needed to identify its
place within the spectrum of available therapies. ...
Illicit and nonmedical drug use among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, and mixed-race individuals.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2013-12)
The racial/ethnic composition of the United States is shifting rapidly, with non-Hispanic
Asian-Americans, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (NHs/PIs), and mixed-race individuals
the fastest growing segments of the population. ...
Trends in cannabis use disorders among racial/ethnic population groups in the United States.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2016-08)
BACKGROUND:Minority groups generally experience more disparities than whites in behavioral
healthcare use. The population of racial/ethnic groups is growing faster than whites.
Given increased concerns of cannabis use (CU) ...
Prevalence and correlates of treatment utilization among adults with cannabis use disorder in the United States.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2017-08)
The increase in cannabis potency may have treatment implications for cannabis use
disorder (CUD). Given the reported increase in prevalence of cannabis use among adults,
there is a need to understand substance use treatment ...