Other Research & Data

• Communications between patients with HIV and their providers differ along racial and substance use lines

News & Numbers

July 8 2010 20100708

Mental Disorders and/or Substance Abuse Related to One of Every Eight Emergency Department Cases

Other News & Events

• A high percentage of patients with sickle cell disease self-discharge from hospital care
• Acamprosate safe and efficacious in treating alcohol dependence
• Adolescents with higher socioeconomic status at greater risk for substance abuse during early adulthood
• Alcohol may be misused by residents in assisted living places
• Alcohol screening questionnaire can help identify high-risk drinkers with increased postoperative health care use
• Behavioral counseling is an effective treatment for alcohol misuse
• Communications between patients with HIV and their providers differ along racial and substance use lines
• Hospitalizations for medication and illicit drug-related conditions on the rise among Americans aged 45 and older
• Impact of self-esteem and academic achievement on substance use and sexual initiation differs among boys and girls
• Inmates remain at risk for HIV and HCV after release from prison
• Mental disorders and/or substance abuse related to one of every eight emergency department cases
• The likelihood of bacterial blood infections among patients with HIV has risen slightly in recent years
• Trauma associated with mental health disorders but not substance abuse in homeless men