A5054115165- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Disaster Response and Management
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
Alcohol Research Group
2016-2025
Public Health Institute
2015-2025
Inter-American Development Bank
2022
Shell (United States)
2018-2019
Yale University
2009-2018
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
2018
Kaiser Permanente
2018
University College London
2018
University of Victoria
2011-2017
RAND Corporation
2015
Objective: While a number of brief screening instruments for identifying problem drinkers have been tested in clinical settings, not found to perform as well women men, or uniformly across ethnic groups. The purpose this study was evaluate shortened version the RAPS (Rapid Alcohol Problems Screen) an emergency room (ER) sample (N = 1,429; 51% female) and determine most efficient ordering items. Method: sensitivity specificity each items were examined against current ICD-10 DSM-IV criteria...
Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance a number alcohol screening instruments (CAGE, Brief MAST, AUDIT, TWEAK), in an emergency room population, against ICD-10 criteria for harmful drinking and dependence from CIDI, by gender, race injury status. Method: A probability sample patients were interviewed (N = 1,330) at University Mississippi Medical Center. Analyses carried out on only current drinkers (n 771; 58% sample). Instruments compared sensitivity,...
The association of alcohol consumption and injury is well documented in the literature. It has also been suggested that associated with risk‐taking behaviors. No studies have reported behaviors across all types, however. Data were collected (1990) from a national probability household sample ( n = 2058; weighted 1150) on: injuries required treatment during last year; quantity frequency (Q‐F) drinking; risk perception, risk‐taking/impulsivity, sensation seeking. injured (12% sample) more...
ABSTRACT Aims In Brazil, a new law introduced in 2008 has lowered the blood alcohol concentration limit for drivers from 0.06 to 0.02, but effectiveness reducing traffic accidents remains uncertain. This study evaluated effects of this enactment on road injuries and fatalities. Design Time–series analysis using autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) modelling. Setting State capital São Paulo, Brazil. Participants A total 1 471 087 non‐fatal 51 561 fatal accident cases both regions....
Abstract Aims To update and extend analysis of the dose–response relationship injury drinking by demographic subgroups country‐level pattern, examine validity efficiency fractional polynomial approach to modeling this relationship. Design Pair‐matched case–cross‐over prior injury, using categorical step‐function analysis. Setting Thirty‐seven emergency departments ( ED s) across 18 countries. Participants A total 13 119 injured drinkers arriving at within 6 hours event. Measurements The was...
Abstract Alcohol's impact on global health is substantial and of a similar order magnitude to that from COVID‐19. Alcohol now also poses specific concerns, such as increased risk severe lung infections, domestic violence, child abuse, depression suicide. Its use unlikely aid physical distancing or other preventative behavioural measures. Globally, alcohol contributes 20% injury 11.5% non‐injury emergency room presentations. We provide some broad comparisons between alcohol‐attributable...
Background The purpose of this study was to compare the performance (sensitivity and specificity) two brief screening instruments, CAGE Rapid Alcohol Problems Screen 4 (RAPS4), against ICD‐10 DSM‐IV criteria for alcohol dependence abuse in a representative sample U.S. adult household population by gender, ethnicity, service utilization (emergency room primary care) last year. Methods Data are from Research Group's 2000 National Survey ( n = 7612), which is computer‐assisted telephone...
Alcohol consumption has been found to be associated with injury c occurrence and risk-taking dispositions, these themselves, have injury. Few studies analyzed both alcohol or illicit drug use, on risk of across all types injuries. Data perception, risk-taking/impulsivity, sensation seeking, demographic characteristics, in the last year are reported from 1995 National Survey 4925 respondents living households 48 contiguous states. Moderate drinking, treatment, simultaneous use drugs,...
Abstract Drinking patterns, alcohol‐related problems and drinking‐in‐the‐injury event were compared between those admitted to the emergency room (ER) with without injuries resulting from violence. A probability sample of 1770 adult casualty patients in four hospitals a single California suburb county breathalyzed interviewed at time ER visit. Among all males females over 30, violence‐related more likely than other have positive breathalyzer readings report drinking prior event, frequent...
ABSTRACT Aims To replicate the finding that there is a single dimension trait in alcohol use disorders and to test whether usual 5+ drinks for men 4+ women other measures of consumption help improve disorder criteria series diverse patients from emergency departments (EDs) four countries. Design Cross‐sectional surveys aged 18 years older reflected consecutive arrival at ED. The Composite International Diagnostic Interview Core was used obtain diagnosis DSM‐IV dependence abuse; quantity...
Abstract Background While alcohol is known to sensitize the pancreas acute injury, role of short‐term episodic drinking in regular drinkers unknown. Methods We conducted a case‐crossover study (1) determine hazardous period prior first episode pancreatitis (FAP) or recurrent (RAP) and (2) evaluate dose–response association between FAP/RAP. Patients hospitalized for FAP/RAP with an AUDIT‐C score ≥3 were enrolled. Recent lifetime history collected through interviews. Drinking index attack was...
The purpose of this study was to compare the performance two screening instruments for alcohol problems, CAGE and TWEAK, against ICD-10 DSM-IV criteria dependence by gender ethnicity, evaluate whether characteristics associated with health services utilization may affect instruments, in a representative sample U.S. adult general population.Data are from Alcohol Research Group's 1995 National Survey; these were weighted account design effect inherent multistage cluster sampling oversampling...