University of Michigan Health System Finds Drug Use Prevalent In Teen Hospital Admissions
Reuters this week reported on a study conducted by the University of Michigan Health System that assessed substance prevalence among teen trauma admissions. The team found that of 443 patients, aged 14 to 17, who were admitted to the hospital at the University of Michigan, nearly 40 percent tested positive for either drugs or alcohol. Of those, 29 percent tested positive for opiates, 20 percent for marijuana and 11.2 percent for alcohol. It is unclear how characteristic the results are of typical use, however, as not all admissions were screened.