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Patient Characteristics Associated with Treatment Initiation and Engagement Among Individuals Diagnosed with Alcohol and Other Drug Use Disorders in the Emergency Department and Primary Care Settings

Andrea H. Kline-Simon, MS; Scott P. Stumbo, MA; Cynthia I. Campbell, PhD, MPH; Ingrid A. Binswanger, MD, MPH, MS; Constance Weisner, DrPH, MSW; Irina V. Haller, PhD, MS; Rulin C. Hechter, MD, PhD; Brian K. Ahmedani, PhD, LMSW; Gwen T. Lapham, PhD, MPH, MSW; Amy M. Loree, PhD, Stacy A. Sterling, DrPH, MSW; & Bobbi Jo H. Yarborough, PsyD

Substance Abuse Vol. 40, Iss. 3, 2019

“Based on these study findings, it may be beneficial for clinicians in the ED setting to focus extra attention on younger patients and non-White race/ethnicities; while clinicians in primary care settings may need to spend extra time with older patients and those with a medical comorbidity, to encourage treatment initiation among these groups, though there is also still a need for broad screening in both settings. As the ED and primary care settings are often the first line of care for patients struggling with an AOD use disorder, addressing patients’ needs in these settings as they are identified may help them access and engage in treatment.“

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