Researchers at St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine found that among patients presenting to the emergency department with a substance-related problem, cannabis was most common among adolescents while alcohol was most common among older adults. The study, published Nov. 4 in The American Journal of Psychiatry, analyzed data from large health insurance databases for more than 1.3 million patients ages 16 to 64 who had at least one substance-related emergency care visit between January 2016 and December 2023. Researchers analyzed the data by age group and substance used. Here… Originally published in Becker’s Hospital Review. Read More
The age divide in substance-related ED visits: 6 study notes
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