title: Comparison of substance-use prevalence among Rhode Island and The Miriam Hospital Emergency Department patients to state and national general population prevalence estimates.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Compare the prevalence of recent alcohol, tobacco, and drug use among patients from two Rhode Island emergency departments (EDs) to Rhode Island state and United States national general population estimates between 2010 and 2012.
  
  
  METHODS
  Secondary analysis of ED patient data and the National Survey of Drug Use and Health.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Alcohol was the most commonly reported substance, and prevalence of its use was higher among ED patients than those in the national, but not the Rhode Island, general population. Drug use was higher among ED patients than in the state and national general population. For ED patients, tobacco and opioid use was highest among 26-34 year-olds, alcohol and marijuana highest among 18-25 years-olds, and cocaine highest among 35-49 years-olds.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital ED patients report a greater prevalence of substance use than the national population and in many cases the state general population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School, Brown University.
authors.forename: Vera L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Bernardino
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School, Brown University.
authors.forename: Janette R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Baird
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Center for Statistical Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School, Brown University; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University.
authors.forename: Roland C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Merchant
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012237:Rhode Island / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D064424:Tobacco Use; D055815:Young Adult
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