Anthony Spirito1, Julie R Bromberg1,2, T Charles Casper3, Thomas Chun1,2, Michael J Mello1,2, Colette C Mull4, Rohit P Shenoi5, Cheryl Vance6, Fahd Ahmad7, Lalit Bajaj8, Kathleen M Brown9, Lauren S Chernick10, Daniel M Cohen11, Joel Fein12, Timothy Horeczko13, Michael N Levas14, B McAninch15, Michael C Monuteaux16, Jackie Grupp-Phelan17, Elizabeth C Powell18, Alexander Rogers19, Brian Suffoletto15, James G Linakis1,2. 1. a The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Departments of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. 2. b Rhode Island Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. 3. c University of Utah, Department of Pediatrics, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. 4. d Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Department of Pediatrics, Wilmington, Delaware, USA. 5. e Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Houston, Texas, USA. 6. f University of California , Davis, Department of Pediatrics, Davis , California, USA. 7. g St. Louis Children's Hospital/Washington University, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Louis, Washington, USA. 8. h Children's Hospital - Colorado, Departments of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Aurora, Colorado, USA. 9. i Children's National Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma Services, Washington, DC, USA. 10. j Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, New York, New York, USA. 11. k Nationwide Children's Hospital, Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA. 12. l The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 13. m Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Department of Emergency and Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA. 14. n Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. 15. o University of Pittsburgh/Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. 16. p Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 17. q University of California , San Francisco, Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, San Francisco , California, USA. 18. r Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 19. s University of Michigan, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The pediatric emergency department (PED) represents an opportune time for alcohol and drug screening. The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) recommends a two-question alcohol screen for adolescents as a predictor of alcohol and drug misuse. OBJECTIVE: A multi-site PED study was conducted to determine the association between the NIAAA two-question alcohol screen and adolescent cannabis use disorders (CUD), cigarette smoking, and lifetime use of other drugs. METHODS: Participants included 12-17-year olds (n = 4834) treated in one of 16 participating PEDs. An assessment battery, including the NIAAA two-question screen and other measures of alcohol, tobacco and drug use, was self-administered on a tablet computer. RESULTS: A diagnosis of CUD, lifetime tobacco use or lifetime drug use was predicted by any self-reported alcohol use in the past year, which indicates a classification of moderate risk for middle school ages and low risk for high school ages on the NIAAA two-question screen. Drinking was most strongly predictive of a CUD, somewhat weaker for lifetime tobacco use, and weakest for lifetime drug use. This same pattern held for high school and middle school students and was stronger for high school students over middle school students for all three categories. This association was also found across gender, ethnicity and race. The association was strongest for CUD for high school students, sensitivity 81.7% (95% CI, 77.0, 86.5) and specificity 70.4% (95% CI, 68.6, 72.1). Conclusions/Importance: A single question about past year alcohol use can provide valuable information about other substance use, particularly marijuana.
BACKGROUND: The pediatric emergency department (PED) represents an opportune time for alcohol and drug screening. The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) recommends a two-question alcohol screen for adolescents as a predictor of alcohol and drug misuse. OBJECTIVE: A multi-site PED study was conducted to determine the association between the NIAAA two-question alcohol screen and adolescent cannabis use disorders (CUD), cigarette smoking, and lifetime use of other drugs. METHODS:Participants included 12-17-year olds (n = 4834) treated in one of 16 participating PEDs. An assessment battery, including the NIAAA two-question screen and other measures of alcohol, tobacco and drug use, was self-administered on a tablet computer. RESULTS: A diagnosis of CUD, lifetime tobacco use or lifetime drug use was predicted by any self-reported alcohol use in the past year, which indicates a classification of moderate risk for middle school ages and low risk for high school ages on the NIAAA two-question screen. Drinking was most strongly predictive of a CUD, somewhat weaker for lifetime tobacco use, and weakest for lifetime drug use. This same pattern held for high school and middle school students and was stronger for high school students over middle school students for all three categories. This association was also found across gender, ethnicity and race. The association was strongest for CUD for high school students, sensitivity 81.7% (95% CI, 77.0, 86.5) and specificity 70.4% (95% CI, 68.6, 72.1). Conclusions/Importance: A single question about past year alcohol use can provide valuable information about other substance use, particularly marijuana.
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