Citation

Rockett IRH, Putnam SL, Jia H, Smith GCS. Addiction 2006; 101(5): 706-712.

Affiliation

Injury Control Research Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 26506, USA. irockett@hsc.wvu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01397.x

PMID

16669904

Abstract

Adjustment for under-reporting produced minimal change in the estimated prevalence of alcohol use. However, toxicological screening markedly increased estimates of other drug use, especially for the elderly, who may under-report medication use. Screening tests are useful tools for detecting undeclared substance use.

Language: en