Value of saliva testing when added to questionnaire screening for unhealthy drug use
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Background Unhealthy drug use (UDU), including both illicit drug use and misuse of prescription medications, is high among Americans 12 or older (9.4% past month; 48% lifetime), and is often 50-100% higher among emergency department (ED) patients (Cherpitel & Ye, 2008). While most screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) projects focus on questionnaire screening for UDU, many clinicians are unaware of the potential of saliva testing (ST) to increase detection. The objective is toassess the added value of ST when added to comprehensive questionnaire screening for UDU.
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