Universal screening for drug use in urban primary care
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Universal screening for drug use in urban primary care
We describe universal screening in a large urban hospitalbased primary care practice. Trained staff aimed to screen all adult patients presenting for primary care visits between July 2010 and February 2011. Screening included three items about past three-month drug use: frequency of heavy drinking (>3 standard drinks in a day for women and >4 for men); any use of prescription sedatives, opioids...
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عنوان ژورنال: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1940-0640
DOI: 10.1186/1940-0640-7-s1-a14