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Validity of self-reports and drug use among young people seeking treatment for substance abuse or dependence
(Validité des auto-évaluations de l'usage de drogues chez de jeunes gens à la recherche d'un traitement.)
Auteur(s) :
SOLBERGSDOTTIR E. ;
BJORNSSON, G. ;
GUDMUNDSSON L. S. ;
TYRFINGSSON T. ;
KRISTINSSON J.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
31-38
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
18
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Note générale :
Journal of Addictive Diseases, 2004, 23, (1), 31-38
Note de contenu :
graph. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The present study assessed drug use and the validity of self-reports of drug use among young people seeking treatment. On admission the participants (n = 316), 215 males and 101 females, were interviewed about their drug use. Urine samples were collected to screen for alcohol, amphetamine, benzodiazepines, cannabis, cocaine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and opiate use. Self reports of substance use were compared with urinalysis results. Seventy-three percent of the participants reported use of two or more substances. Single substance users were primarily alcohol users. Kappa agreement between self report and urinalysis results was of acceptable concordance (>= 0.65) except for alcohol (K = 0.19). Conditional kappa values were good (>= 0.85) with exception of opiates (cond. K = 0.57). The self-reports were generally reliable among young people seeking treatment. No significant differences (p >= 0.54) were found in the validity of self reports between the genders. (Review' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Inst. Phamacy, Pharmacology, Toxico., Univ. Iceland, Armuli 30, Box 8216, IS-128 reykjavik
Islande. Iceland.
Islande. Iceland.