Level 2 trauma centers more likely to identify at-risk drinkers

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Topher Avery
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while roughly 3.7 percent of the patients in the level 1 trauma center were found to have a score consistent with alcohol dependence, 7.2 percent of patients in the level 2 trauma center were dealing with dependency — nearly twice the number of level 1 trauma center patients.

The study concluded that SBI is an effective method of determining which patients are in need of addiction recovery treatment, but noted that further study was necessary in order to determine the efficacy of the SBI among level 2 trauma center patients.

Topher Avery
Author: Topher Avery

Topher Avery is a contributor and editor at Addiction Now. A natural wordslinger, Topher studied English at the University of Colorado at Boulder and received his JD from Chapman University. Currently, Topher resides in Southern California beneath a pile of cats and books. Contact Topher at christophera@drugaddictionnow.com

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Level 2 trauma centers more likely to identify at-risk drinkers
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To better understand how patients visiting a level 2 trauma center might have different needs than level 1 trauma center patients, a retrospective study was conducted. This study examined Computerized Alcohol Screening, brief Intervention, and referral to treatment (CASI) results for patients at a level 1 trauma center and compared them with the CASI results of patients at a nearby suburban hospital which qualified as a level 2 trauma center. The study then compared patterns of demographic factors and drinking habits between the two groups.
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Topher Avery
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Addiction Now

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