JAMA internal medicine
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JAMA internal medicine · Nov 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyBrief intervention for patients with problematic drug use presenting in emergency departments: a randomized clinical trial.
Medical treatment settings such as emergency departments (EDs) present important opportunities to address problematic substance use. Currently, EDs do not typically intervene beyond acute medical stabilization. ⋯ In this sample of drug users seeking emergency medical treatment, a relatively robust brief intervention did not improve substance use outcomes. More work is needed to determine how drug use disorders may be addressed effectively in the ED.