Mayo, Anthony L.. Trends in substance-related emergency department visits and treatment outcome predictors for substance dependence within the United States. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-q97z-kh54
DescriptionAccording to the Journal of Addiction Medicine, substance abuse affects almost half of those with serious mental problems20. At least one significant mental disease is present in 37 percent of alcoholics and 53 percent of drug addicts26. As a result, traditionally established treatments are generally rendered ineffective when a substance-dependent patient also has a Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Patients with SUDs frequently experience social anxiety, inaccurate self-perception, and heightened emotional reactions, all of which can obstruct substance abuse treatment therapy, necessitating a dual-diagnosed treatment paradigm. The objectives of Study-I (DAWN: Drug Abuse Warning Network) are (1) to understand the trend of substance abuse in the United States from 2005 to 2011, using ED admission data, and (2) To understand the independent variables that are predictors of admission to hospital detoxification, chemical dependency, psychiatric unit. The drugs of abuse included: Alcohol, Illicit, Pharmaceuticals, Non-medical usage of Pharmaceuticals, and Allabuse (Substance Abuse Combinations of drugs). The objectives of Study-II (NSDUH: National Survey on Drug Use and Health) are (3) to examine treatment outcomes in patients diagnosed with substance use and Substance Use Disorder (SUDs), receiving medication and psychosocial treatment, and (4) to examine predictors of Opioid Dependence within the substance use and SUDS diagnosed sample.