title: Relationship between substance use and self-reported injuries among adolescents.
abstract: High school students (n = 1983), 14-18 years olds, were surveyed regarding the incidence of injury and substance use at the time of the injury in the prior 6 months. Alcohol or other drugs were reported particularly often for falls, cuts, and gun and assault injuries. Alcohol or other drugs were reported to be involved in a substantial proportion of injuries resulting in medical care, most notably for gunshots (70%), pedestrian injuries (42%) and physical fights (38%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence 02903, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spirito
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rasile
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Vinnick
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jelalian
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Arrigan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044469:Racial Groups; D012737:Sex Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014754:Violence; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*