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Relationship between substance use and self-reported injuries among adolescents

1997; Elsevier BV; Volume: 21; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s1054-139x(97)00113-4

1879-1972

Anthony Spirito, Deborah Rasile, Lyn A. Vinnick, Elissa Jelalian, Mark Arrigan,

Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

High school students (n = 1983), 14-18 years olds, were surveyed regarding the incidence of injury and substance use at the time of the injury in the prior 6 months. Alcohol or other drugs were reported particularly often for falls, cuts, and gun and assault injuries. Alcohol or other drugs were reported to be involved in a substantial proportion of injuries resulting in medical care, most notably for gunshots (70%), pedestrian injuries (42%) and physical fights (38%).